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Complete Definition of "glasshouse"

English
wikipedia|dab=greenhouse
Etymology
From glass + house.

Pronunciation
IPA|/�gl��sha�s/

Noun
en-noun

  1. 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).
  2. A building where glass or glassware is manufactured.
  3. (British army slang) A military prison.

Synonyms
greenhouse (chiefly domestic)

Category:Gardening terms

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