as in greenhouses
a glass-enclosed building for growing plants
a glasshouse for growing tropical plants
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Recent Examples of glasshouses
Framed in iron, this glass structure is said to be one of the world’s most elegant glasshouses.
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Jeanine Barone, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Start at the outdoor garden to snap photos in front of bright yellow and orange mums, ornamental green cabbages, and a towering pumpkin tree, then go inside to see the historic glasshouses.
—Charlotte Observer, 26 Aug. 2025
Jeanine Barone, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Start at the outdoor garden to snap photos in front of bright yellow and orange mums, ornamental green cabbages, and a towering pumpkin tree, then go inside to see the historic glasshouses.
—Charlotte Observer, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for glasshouses
greenhouses
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Farmers heat greenhouses and dry crops; aquaculture facilities maintain optimal water temperatures; industrial operations use the heat to dehydrate food, cure concrete or other energy-intensive processes.—
Moones Alamooti,
The Conversation,
8 Oct. 2025
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Barns and fenced pastures, along with several greenhouses, hoop houses, and other agrarian outbuildings, make up the property’s farming facilities.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Glasshouses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glasshouses. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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