grow house
noun[C]
(alsogrowhouse)uk/ˈɡrəʊ ˌhaʊs/us/ˈɡroʊ ˌhaʊs/ahousein whichplantsaregrowntoproducecannabis(= adrug, which isillegalin manycountries, made from thedriedleavesof thehempplant):
The newpolicechief'sprioritiesincludetacklingmarijuanagrowhouses.
Policehaveraidedthreehousestheysuspectedweregrowhouses.
UK
asmallstructurewith aroofandsidesmade ofglassorplastic, used forgrowingplantsthat needwarmthandprotection:
Agrowhouseissimilarto asmallgreenhouse.
Thegardencentrehas a goodselectionofcoldframesandgrowhouses.
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greenhouse
- Thenumberofmarijuanagrowhouseshasshotup inrecentyears.
- Protectyoungplantsby putting them in agrowhouseorcoldframe.
- A growhouse wasraidedlastweekafter aquarterlymeterreadingshowedthat $58,000 wasdue.
- A growhouseactsas aminigreenhouse.
Garden buildings & structures
- belvedere
- bird table
- birdbath
- cloche
- cold frame
- gazebo
- glasshouse
- greenhouse
- hoophouse
- hothouse
- outbuilding
- polytunnel
- potting shed
- shed
- sitootery
- sleepout
- water feature
- wigwam
- woodpile
- woodshed