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pinkerton | 20:13 Thu 22nd Apr 2010 | Home & Garden
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Why is a greenhouse called a greenhouse?
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Perhaps it's a house for your greens..?
20:14 Thu 22nd Apr 2010
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It's self-explanatory when you remember that 'green' is not only an adjective but a verb.

From the Concise Oxford Dictionary (1):
green: to become green, especially with verdure

From the Concise Oxford Dictionary (2):
verdure: greenness of vegetation.

So a 'greenhouse' is a house where vegetation becomes green.

Chris
20:48 Thu 22nd Apr 2010
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According to The Oxford English Dictionary, the 'bible' in such matters, it comes from the noun, green - meaning a plant as in 'eat up your greens' - rather than the verb. So, I don't really agree with Chris's suggestion and a greenhouse is simply a place where plants are grown.
05:42 Fri 23rd Apr 2010
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Sorry, I meant to add above that Alavahalf has got it right.
05:45 Fri 23rd Apr 2010

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