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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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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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