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

A question about how to dispatch mites in an orangery might be followed by one on when to plant carrots in an allotment, what the English call a community garden.

From Washington Post • Feb. 27, 2023

Imagine an orangery in front of the remnant pillars.

From New York Times • Jul. 17, 2013

As part of the Antigel music festival I played a concert in the orangery of Fondation Hardt, a research centre that houses books on ancient history and philosophy.

From The Guardian • Mar. 17, 2013

The grounds include fountains, an orangery, glistening landscaped grass, Marie Antoinette’s cherished farm and famed gardener Andre Le Notre’s Royal Path and Grand Canal.

From Salon • Dec. 6, 2012

He did not come in through the curtained doorway that led out into the orangery with its fountains and its flowers, but leapt down from a window that was too high for us to reach.

From Shireen and her Friends Pages from the Life of a Persian Cat by Stables, Gordon