orangery

American  

[awr-inj-ree, or-] / ˈɔr ɪndʒ ri, ˈɒr- /

noun

plural

orangeries

1. a warm place, as a greenhouse, in which orange trees are cultivated in cool climates.

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orangery British  

/ -dʒrɪ, ˈɒrɪndʒərɪ /

noun

1. a building, such as a greenhouse, in which orange trees are grown

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Etymology

Origin of orangery

1655–65; < French orangerie, equivalent to orang ( er ) orange tree (derivative of orange orange ) + -erie -ery

Example Sentences

Things the singer has been allowed to build in the vicinity of his house include a four-room treehouse, an indoor swimming pool, an orangery and a wildlife pond.

From The Guardian • Apr. 25, 2019

Three outbuildings — a guesthouse, an orangery and an office — were added.

From Washington Post • Oct. 14, 2016

It has 16 bedrooms, a moat, three converted turrets, an orangery and a dungeon.

From BBC • May 13, 2016

Imagine an orangery in front of the remnant pillars.

From New York Times • Jul. 17, 2013

I saw him turn round the thicket, and keep on towards the orangery.

From Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land by Reid, Mayne