Greenhouse vs. Hothouse — What's the Difference?

A greenhouse (also called a glasshouse, or, if with sufficient heating, a hothouse) is a structure with walls and roof made chiefly of transparent material, such as glass, in which plants requiring regulated climatic conditions are grown. These structures range in size from small sheds to industrial-sized buildings.

A heated greenhouse for plants that require an even, relatively warm temperature.

A glass building in which plants that need protection from cold weather are grown.

An environment conducive to vigorous growth or development; a hotbed

A structure, primarily of glass or sheets of clear plastic, in which temperature and humidity can be controlled for the cultivation or protection of plants.

Grown in a hothouse

(Slang) A clear plastic bubble or shell covering part of an aircraft.

Delicate and sensitive, as if from being grown in a hothouse.

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.

To cultivate in a hothouse.

The glass of a plane's cockpit.

A heated greenhouse.

(medicine) A structure that shields the operating table to protect against bacteria.

(figurative) An environment in which growth or development is encouraged naturally or artificially; a hotbed.

(climatology) A hot state in global climate.

(obsolete) A bagnio, or bathing house; a brothel.

(transitive) To place (plants) in a greenhouse.

A heated room for drying greenware.

To nurture in order to promote growth.

(climatology) A hot state in global climate.

A house in which tender plants are cultivated and sheltered from the weather.

(transitive) To provide (a child) with an enriched environment with the aim of stimulating academic development.

A building with glass walls and roof; for the cultivation and exhibition of plants under controlled conditions

A house kept warm to shelter tender plants and shrubs from the cold air; a place in which the plants of warmer climates may be reared, and fruits ripened.

Of or relating to or caused by the greenhouse effect;

A bagnio, or bathing house.

A brothel; a bagnio.

A heated room for drying green ware.

A greenhouse in which plants are arranged in a pleasing manner