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Definition of Orangery
1. Noun. A place where oranges are grown; a plantation of orange trees in warm climes or a greenhouse in cooler areas.
Definition of Orangery
1. n. A place for raising oranges; a plantation of orange trees.
Definition of Orangery
1. Noun. A greenhouse in which orange trees are grown. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Orangery
1. a place where orange trees are cultivated [n -RIES]
Medical Definition of Orangery
1. A place for raising oranges; a plantation of orange trees. Origin: F. Orangerie, fr. Orange. See Orange. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Orangery
Literary usage of Orangery
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Book of the Garden by Charles McIntosh (1855)
"orangery. The cultivation of the orange tribe has been much less attended to in
Britain than that of any other class of exotic plants. Why this is so, ..."
2. The White House Garden by William Seale, Erik Kvalsvik (1995)
"In 1835 Andrew Jackson turned the ruin into an orangery for the White House, ...
The orangery, or hothouse, was so successful that gardening under glass ..."
3. Posthumous Memoirs of His Own Time by Nathaniel William Wraxall (1836)
"... the cardinal slipping, had nearly measured his length on the ground, and the
party broke up with precipitation. ments in the palace, near fhe orangery; ..."
4. History of Europe from the Commencement of the French Revolution to the by Archibald Alison (1860)
"... assembled in the orangery, and voted a resolution, declaring that Buonaparte
and the troops under his orders had deserved well of their country. ..."
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