English
Etymology
green + house

Noun
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en-noun

1. A building made of glass in which plants are grown more rapidly than outside such a building by the action of heat from the sun, this heat being trapped inside by the glass.

Synonyms
glasshouse (chiefly commercial)

Derived terms
greenhouse bug
greenhouse effect
greenhouse gas

Translations

Czech: skleník m
Dutch: kas f
Finnish: kasvihuone
French: serre f
German: Gewächshaus n, Treibhaus n
Hebrew: �ֲ�ָ�ָ�
Greek: θε�μοκή�ιο n
Italian: serra f
Japanese: 温室 (onshitsu)
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Polish: szklarnia f
Portuguese: viveiro m
Romanian: ser� f
Russian: �епли�а (teplítsa) f
Scottish Gaelic: taigh-ghlainne m
Spanish: invernadero m
Swedish: växthus n

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• 2007-11-27 11:05 - 16@r - +etym & WP

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