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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Seedlings started outdoors or in unheated greenhouses may not need to be hardened off, but seeds started indoors or in warm greenhouses usually benefit from this process.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Feb. 2026
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For light and warmth, much of the basement is wrapped in twin-wall polycarbonate panels, which are commonly used in greenhouses and can create significant heat on sunny winter days.—
The New York Times,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Glasshouses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glasshouses. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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