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Meaning of GREENHOUSE

Pronunciation:  'green`haws

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a building with glass walls and roof; for the cultivation and exhibition of plants under controlled conditions
 
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 Synonyms: glasshouse, nursery
 
 See Also: building, conservatory, edifice, hothouse, indoor garden

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Green"house`\, n.
A house in which tender plants are cultivated and sheltered
from the weather.
 
Thesaurus Terms
 
 Related Terms: alcove, arbor, bower, cloche, cold frame, conservatory, coolhouse, forcing bed, forcing house, forcing pit, gazebo, glasshouse, hotbed, hothouse, kiosk, lathhouse, nursery, orangery, pergola, pinery, retreat, seedbed, summerhouse
 

 

 

 

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