orangery

American  

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

noun

orangeries plural

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

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

Join the buzzy scene at Olssons Vin, a wine bar with a new glass-roofed courtyard orangery, where, between 4 and 6 p.m., crowds feast on budget-friendly charcuterie platters and generous pours of Bourgogne blanc.

From New York Times • May 10, 2018

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

From BBC • May 13, 2016

The inner side was especially under my view, as it lay opposite, and could only be approached through the orangery.

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