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Definition of Greenhouse
1. Adjective. Of or relating to or caused by the greenhouse effect. "Greenhouse gases"
Partainyms: Greenhouse Effect
2. Noun. A building with glass walls and roof; for the cultivation and exhibition of plants under controlled conditions.
Exact synonyms: Glasshouse, Nursery
Generic synonyms: Building, Edifice
Specialized synonyms: Conservatory, Hothouse, Indoor Garden, Orangery
Generic synonyms: Building, Edifice
Specialized synonyms: Conservatory, Hothouse, Indoor Garden, Orangery
Definition of Greenhouse
1. n. A house in which tender plants are cultivated and sheltered from the weather.
Definition of Greenhouse
1. Noun. 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. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Greenhouse
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Medical Definition of Greenhouse
1. A house in which tender plants are cultivated and sheltered from the weather. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)