English
wikipedia|dab=greenhouse
Etymology
From glass + house.
Pronunciation
IPA|/ËglÉËshaÊs/
Noun
en-noun
- A building made of glass 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. (chiefly commercial).
- A building where glass or glassware is manufactured.
- (British army slang) A military prison.
Synonyms
greenhouse (chiefly domestic)
Category:Gardening terms
vi:glasshouse
zh:glasshouse
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