orangery

[ awr-inj-ree, or- ]

/ ˈɔr ɪndʒ ri, ˈɒr- /

a warm place, as a greenhouse, in which orange trees are cultivated in cool climates.

Origin of orangery

1655–65; < French orangerie, equivalent to orang(er) orange tree (derivative of orange orange) + -erie -ery

The orangery is a beautiful specimen of tuscan architecture, designed by le Maitre, and finished by Mansart.

The Stranger in France |John Carr
Adelle woke to consciousness in the orangery, where they had laid mattresses for her and the dead child.

Clark's Field |Robert Herrick
Farrell, who was under him, is now in charge of the Orangery.

With Lee in Virginia |G. A. Henty
She sends her kindest regards, and has sent you some preserves, also some peaches out of the orangery, and mushrooms.

The Precipice |Ivan Goncharov

He has built the orangery and the theater, and created a mass of cascades, basins and fountains which rival Versailles.

The Spell of the Heart of France |Andr Hallays

orangery

/ (ˈɒrɪndʒərɪ, -dʒrɪ) /

a building, such as a greenhouse, in which orange trees are grown