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Also Known As	glasshouse

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Interior of a greenhouse.

Geneva City Conservatory and Botanical Gardens

Rows of lettuce and pepper plants growing in soil inside a greenhouse, with a plastic-covered drip irrigation system visible between the plants.

Poinsettias (Euphorbia pulcherrima) being cultivated in the controlled environment of a modern greenhouse.

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