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 orangeorange) + -erie-ery

Words nearby orangery

orange peel, orange-peel fungus, orange pekoe, orange roughy, orange rust, orangery, oranges, orange stick, orange-tip, Orangevale, Orangeville

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How to use orangery in a sentence

The garden must wait for new plants, and we for conservatory and orangery, till more important matters are settled.
The Haunted Room|A. L. O. E.
Yes, you really ought to see the orangery and the Elizabethan garden, Mr. Blair.
Lyre and Lancet|F. Anstey
She sends her kindest regards, and has sent you some preserves, also some peaches out of the orangery, and mushrooms.
The Precipice|Ivan Goncharov
When he looked over at the trees in the orangery, an evil smile again crossed his face.
The Precipice|Ivan Goncharov

Suddenly he became aware of a light form flitting through the dark-green foliage and gold-globed greenery of the orangery.
The Crooked Stick|Rolf Boldrewood

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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