greenhouse
green·house
noun
1.
a building with glass walls and roof; for the cultivation and exhibition of plants under controlled conditions
adjective
1.
Origin
From green + house ("house for growing greens"), in reference to the produce grown within.
Phrases
- cold frame
- greenhouse bug
- greenhouse cockpit
- greenhouse effect
- greenhouse gas
- greenhouse slug
- greenhouse warming
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