Greenhouse vs. Nursery — 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 room or area in a household set apart for the use of children.

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

A place for the temporary care of children in the absence of their parents.

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.

A nursery school.

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

A place where plants are grown for sale, transplanting, or experimentation.

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.

A place in which something is produced, fostered, or developed.

The glass of a plane's cockpit.

(countable) A place where breastfeeding]] or the raising of children is carried on.

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

(by extension) Especially in European countries: a room or area in a household set apart for the care of children.

(climatology) A hot state in global climate.

A place where the pre-school children of working parents are supervised during the day; a crèche, a daycare centre.

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

A play]] at the same time.

To nurture in order to promote growth.

(Philippines) The first year of pre-school.

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

A place where anything is fostered and growth promoted.

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

A place where animals breed, or where young animals are naturally or artificially reared (for example, on a farm).

Of or relating to or caused by the greenhouse effect;

(horticulture) A place where young shrubs, trees, vines, etc., are cultivated for transplanting, or (more generally) made available for public sale, a garden centre; also (obsolete) a plantation of young trees.

(sports) A club or team for developing the skills of young players.

(countable) Something which educates and nurtures.

Someone or something that is nursed; a nursling.

The act of nursing or rearing.

The act of nursing.

The place where nursing is carried on

That which forms and educates; as, commerce is the nursery of seamen.

That which is nursed.

A child's room for a baby

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