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Greenhouse

/ɡrˈiˌnhaʊs/
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(noun) A building used to grow plants, particularly one with large glass windows or plastic sheeting to trap heat from sunlight even in intemperate seasons or climates.

I grow orchids in my greenhouse.
The farmers are forced to produce the crops in the greenhouse.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The botanist grew several types of tropical orchids in a glass ____ to protect them from the cold winter air.

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