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greenhouse

n. countable
B2 Upper Intermediate Oxford US //ˈɡɹinˌhaʊs// UK //ɡɹˈiːnhaʊs// green·house Archaic General-service Slang

n. a building with glass walls and a glass roof used for growing plants. It stays warm inside so plants can grow even when it is cold outside.

n. a structure with walls and roof made chiefly of transparent material, such as glass, in which plants requiring regulated climatic conditions are grown.


SIMPLE

She grows tomatoes in her greenhouse during the winter.

CONTEXTUAL

The botanical garden features a massive Victorian greenhouse filled with rare tropical orchids and ferns.

COMPLEX

Commercial growers often utilize automated systems within the greenhouse to monitor humidity and temperature, ensuring optimal yields regardless of external weather patterns.

Synonyms
Origin

From green + house ("house for growing greens"), in reference to the produce grown within.

Usage

Often used as a modifier in the phrase 'greenhouse effect' to describe atmospheric warming.

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