A place in which orange trees are grown or kept; spec. a type of large conservatory or hothouse in which oranges or other delicate fruits can be…
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| 释义 | the world > food and drink > farming > gardening > equipment and buildings > [noun] > greenhouse or glass-house > other types of glass-house or hothouse (12) orangeryc1660 A place in which orange trees are grown or kept; spec. a type of large conservatory or hothouse in which oranges or other delicate fruits can be… winter garden1736 Originally: a greenhouse or conservatory in which plants are kept flourishing in winter. Later: a large enclosed space ornamented with plants and… pinery1756 A place in which pineapples are grown. Now rare. succession house1786 one of a series of forcing-houses having regularly graded temperatures into which plants are moved in succession; so succession-pine. mushroom house1797 a building or room in which mushrooms are cultivated. striking-house1824 (a) Mining (see quot. 1824); (b) Agriculture a house in which seeds, etc. are placed to ‘strike’, before they are planted out. palm house1826 a glasshouse for growing palm trees and other tropical plants. show house1831 A greenhouse used mainly for displaying, rather than cultivating, plants. cold house1841 a glasshouse in which plants are grown without artificial heat; also transferred. pine-house1843 = pinery, n. 1. orchard house1858 a glasshouse for the protection of fruit that is either too delicate to be grown in the open air, or required to ripen earlier. coolhouse1869 a greenhouse kept at a cool temperature. |
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