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Greenhouse

noun

A building with glass walls and roof; for the cultivation and exhibition of plants under controlled conditions. Synonyms: glasshouse, nursery.

adjective

Of or relating to or caused by the greenhouse effect.

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"Greenhouse" Quotes from Famous Books

... still the rare flower of spontaneous growth, that no greenhouse culture can produce. I do not deceive myself: Adolphe is an ordinary man, known, estimated as such: he has no other chance, as he himself says, than to take his place among the utilities of literature. He was not without ...

— Petty Troubles of Married Life, Second Part • Honore de Balzac

... peril of his life from all the monsters who were around him. In England the river Thames was surrounded by a thick jungle, with mighty trees and creeping plants, like the jungles in India; and the climate was hot and steamy like the inside of a greenhouse. Here lived enormous elephants called mammoths. As we enter the gallery we see one in front of us, a monstrous creature, who makes the ordinary elephant put behind him to compare with him seem small. But larger still ...

— The Children's Book of London • Geraldine Edith Mitton

... to witness Jack's capture, he found four stalwart guards, one at each turn. In his heart he was compelled to admit that he was glad to have them there. Close noon, McLean placed his men in charge of Duncan, and taking Freckles, drove to town to see how the Angel fared. McLean visited a greenhouse and bought an armload of its finest products; but Freckles would have none of them. He would carry his message in a glowing mass of ...

— Freckles • Gene Stratton-Porter

... rich man, I would propagate all kinds of trees that will grow in the open air. A greenhouse is childish. I would introduce foreign animals into the country; for ...

— Life Of Johnson, Vol. 2 • Boswell

... I have processions of all lengths in the greenhouse. What tricks can I play upon them? I see only two: to do away with the leader; and ...

— The Wonders of Instinct • J. H. Fabre

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