a building made mainly of glass, in which the temperature and humidity can be regulated for the cultivation of delicate or out-of-season plants
of or contributing to the greenhouse effect: greenhouse gases
A greenhouse in an English garden.
The definition of a greenhouse is a building made of glass panes in which heat and humidity can be regulated in order to grow plants.
An example of a greenhouse is where vegetables can be grown when the outside weather is below freezing.
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noun
- A structure, primarily of glass or sheets of clear plastic, in which temperature and humidity can be controlled for the cultivation or protection of plants.
- Slang A clear plastic bubble or shell covering part of an aircraft.
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Noun
(plural greenhouses)
- A building traditionally made of glass, but now also made from plastics such as polyethylene, in which plants are grown more rapidly than outside such a building by the action of heat from the sun, this heat being trapped inside by the glass or plastic.
Usage notes
- In the UK, greenhouse is the term used domestically. Large commercial greenhouses are called glasshouses by professionals.
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Sentence Examples
- Replace all sorts of greenhouse plants.
- Many other species from different parts of the world are known in greenhouse cultivation.
- - Window and greenhouse plants require more water and ventilation.
- An excellent pit for wintering bedding-out plants or young greenhouse stock is shown at fig.
- The atmosphere of the greenhouse must be kept moist.
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