The difference between Greenhouse and Orangery

When used as nouns, greenhouse means a building used to grow plants, particularly one with large glass windows or plastic sheeting to trap heat from sunlight even in intemperate seasons or climates, whereas orangery means a greenhouse in which orange trees are grown.


Greenhouse is also verb with the meaning: to place (plants) in a greenhouse.

check bellow for the other definitions of Greenhouse and Orangery

  1. Greenhouse as a noun:

    A building used to grow plants, particularly one with large glass windows or plastic sheeting to trap heat from sunlight even in intemperate seasons or climates.

  2. Greenhouse as a noun:

    The glass of a plane's cockpit.

  1. Greenhouse as a verb (transitive):

    To place (plants) in a greenhouse.

  1. Orangery as a noun:

    A greenhouse in which orange trees are grown.

  2. Orangery as a noun:

    A garden or plantation where orange trees are grown.