hothouse
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4.8
- noun
- /ˈhɔːthaʊs/
:
invernadero
- Visitors admired the vibrant colors of the hothouse plants at the botanical garden.
Examples
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- These are not from the hothouse.
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They thrive in a hothouse environment.
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Frank came when he could and brought her a hothouse orchid stuck in a bottle of Great Falls Select.
Fiction book (1995) -
The dorm was a creative hothouse, and only partly because it lacked air conditioning.
Academic text (2007) -
In the very center of the ballroom, beneath a magnificent crystal chandelier, was a cluster of giant hothouse-nurtured magnolia trees in full bloom.
Fiction book (2002) -
The gardener carefully arranged the hothouse flowers for the exhibition.
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Tropical plants flourish in a well-maintained hothouse during the winter months.
Synonyms
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2.3
A building with glass walls and roof where people grow plants
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6.0
A glass room attached to a house for growing plants
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3.3
A building with glass walls and roof for growing plants and keeping them warm
How Warm
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Hothouse is made of the simple parts hot ('warm') and house ('building'), so it means a warm building for growing tropical or delicate plants.