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or·ange·ry

(ôr′ĭnj-rē, ŏr′-)
n. pl. or·ange·ries
A sheltered place, especially a greenhouse, used for growing orange trees and other delicate plants in cool climates.
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orangery

(ˈɒrɪndʒərɪ; -dʒrɪ)
n, pl -eries
(Architecture) a building, such as a greenhouse, in which orange trees are grown
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or•ange•ry

(ˈɔr ɪndʒ ri, ˈɒr-)

n., pl. -ries.
a warm place in which orange trees are cultivated in cool climates.
[1655–65; < French orangerie]
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orangery

A conservatory for growing oranges, glazed on the south side.
Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. orangery - a place where oranges are grown; a plantation of orange trees in warm climes or a greenhouse in cooler areas
glasshouse, greenhouse, nursery - a building with glass walls and roof; for the cultivation and exhibition of plants under controlled conditions
plantation - an estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale (especially in tropical areas)
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Translations

orangery

[ˈɒrɪndʒərɪ] N → invernadero m de naranjos
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orangery

[ˈɒrɪndʒəri] n → orangerie forange tree n → oranger m
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orangery

n → Orangerie f
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Celsius Home Improvements owns one of the largest showrooms on Merseyside, which displays a range of doors, windows, extensions, orangeries and conservatories, and they have a team of professional, friendly and experienced staff to greet you on arrival.
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This successful formula stems from the entrepreneurial approach to fitting and installing UPVC double glazed windows and doors and A J McCabe Ltd's beautifully designed conservatories and orangeries. With their innovative and highly committed approach, thus ensures the outstanding levels of customer service achieved time after time.
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Orangeries were traditionally built-in fashionable residences for the wintering of citrus trees.
When first impressions prove to be deceptive; The front of this imposing property doesn't tell the whole story as to its true size, writes Alison Jones
Dutch landowners built magnificent orangeries, often in the shape of (curved) exedrae--as at Bentinck's Dutch estate of Zorgvliet-with the exotics arrayed in rows of pots on gravel in front, while the English tended to favour specimen trees that might be planted out in the wider garden, as well as provide fruit for the table.
The orange revolution: Tim Richardson explains how the restoration of Hampton Court's Lower Orangery Garden provides a window into late-17th-century politics as well as horticultural fashion

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