orangery

[ awr-inj-ree, or- ]
/ ˈɔr ɪndʒ ri, ˈɒr- /
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noun, plural or·ange·ries.

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

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Origin of orangery

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

Words nearby orangery

orangeburg, orangeism, orangeman, orangeman's day, orangemen's day, orangery, oranges, orangevale, orangeville, orangewood, orangutan
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Words related to orangery

orchard, stand, timberland

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British Dictionary definitions for orangery

orangery
/ (ˈɒrɪndʒərɪ, -dʒrɪ) /

noun plural -eries

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