A building with walls and roof made chiefly of glass, esp. a greenhouse or conservatory.
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| 释义 | the world > food and drink > farming > gardening > equipment and buildings > [noun] > greenhouse or glass-house (45) glasshousea1633 A building with walls and roof made chiefly of glass, esp. a greenhouse or conservatory. greenhouse1664 A structure with walls and roof made chiefly of glass or translucent plastic in which plants requiring regulated climatic conditions are grown. Cf… house1726 A building or other structure for the rearing or keeping of animals or plants, or for the storing of goods, products, etc. Frequently with modifying… winter garden1736 Originally: a greenhouse or conservatory in which plants are kept flourishing in winter. Later: a large enclosed space ornamented with plants and… plant house1800 (a) a greenhouse or conservatory; (b) now rare, a building containing industrial plant. serre1819 A greenhouse. glass1838 esp. as used in horticulture for greenhouses, frames. etc. Hence: greenhouses, etc., collectively. tunnel house1973 a tunnel-shaped greenhouse; cf. sense 4 above. Subcategories:— platform in (2) — glazed compartment or window in (3) — conservatory (5) — hothouse (9) — grape-house (4) — other types of glass-house or hothouse (12) — heat generated within (2) |
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