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| Colorful English! | ||||
| Word or Phrase: | Part of Speech: | Idiom or General?: | Usage? | Restricted? |
| greenhouse | noun | general | fairly common | No |
| Meaning: | ||||
| an enclosed building or shed, usually with plastic sheeting or glass, used for growing or protecting plants, especially in cold weather | ||||
| Example(s): | ||||
| The winter snows were so severe that all the greenhouses were destroyed and the people had to rebuild them in the spring. | ||||
| Note: Sometimes the term hothouse is used, but a hothouse is usually kept at a higher temperature for the growing of tropical plants or raising crops in very cold weather. | ||||