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conservatory

noun

kən-ˈsər-və-ˌtȯr-ē

Definition of conservatory

as in greenhouse

a glass-enclosed building for growing plants the college's conservatory is entirely devoted to cultivating and displaying orchids

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Recent Examples of conservatory Breakfast is at Fritz & Felix, lunch is squeezed into the Wintergarten conservatory, and dinner is either ordered to my room or eaten dressed up in the restaurants. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 23 Aug. 2026 The three-story five-bedroom has high ceilings, white oak herringbone floors, pocket doors, large windows, a chef’s kitchen, and a conservatory with views of Fishkill Creek and Mount Beacon. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 17 Aug. 2026 The move has raised hackles, however, as the annex, a former conservatory, has since 2019 been the home of La Générale, one of Paris’s first artist-run spaces. — News Desk, Artforum, 3 Aug. 2026 An elegant conservatory, a beloved aquarium known for its shimmering jade green tiles reminiscent of an underwater tavern, and the small but excellent Dossin Great Lakes Museum are a few of the treasures found here. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for conservatory

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greenhouse

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The technology behind the venture, Elysis, replaces the carbon anodes typically used in aluminum smelting with a proprietary material, eliminating direct greenhouse emissions from the process.

— Richard Eisenberg, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
Paton grows his giant gourds in a greenhouse, while Gienger grows them in the pumpkin patch in his backyard in Anoka, a city on the banks of the Mississippi River north of Minneapolis, Fowler said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026

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