Plural of greenhouse
regular plural
The plural of greenhouse is greenhouses.
Forms of greenhouse
| Singular | greenhouse /ˈɡɹiːnhaʊs/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | greenhouses |
| Countable | countable |
Greenhouses in a sentence
- That quack doctor for the clap used to be stuck up in all the greenhouses.1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[Episode 8: Laestrygonians]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC, part II [Odyssey], page...
- Compared to conventional greenhouses, Walipinis are considerably cheaper and more effective for this part of the world.2018 June 14, Inma Gil Rosendo, “Farming underground in a fight against climate change”, in BBC News. From the entry walipini
- Most of his material, which includes a variety of leptosporangiate species, was obtained from greenhouses.1922, John Merle Coulter, Sir Humphry Davy, M.S. Coulter, The Collected Works of Sir Humphry Davy: Discourses Delivered before the Royal…. From the entry leptosporangiate
- Coming from greenhouses, often hydroponically grown, they lack the true taste of life from out of doors soil.2021, Peter Hoffman, What's Good?: A Memoir in Fourteen Ingredients. From the entry rabe
- Bonsai, Bromelias, Cactuses, Orchideas), as well as to the arrangement of inner spaces, hobby greenhouses and indoor glass cabinets, and to indoor plant protection.1989, Acta Agronomica Hungarica, page 182. From the entry orchidea
Meaning of greenhouse
- 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.
- noun The glass of a plane's cockpit.
- noun A public toilet.
Questions about the plural of greenhouse
- What is the plural of greenhouse?
- The plural of greenhouse is greenhouses.
- Is greenhouse countable?
- Greenhouse is a countable noun.
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