OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 10741

greenhouse

/ˈɡɹiːnhaʊs/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
estufa • invernadero • invernáculo
A building used to grow plants, particularly one with large glass windows or plastic sheeting to trap heat from sunlight even in intemperate seasons or climates.
The royal party had dined in the greenhouse, the coup d'œil of which was as striking as it was new. Vast stands of the most costly exotics reached to the glass roof, which was part…
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