A building or structure, often made of glass, where grapes are cultivated and grown, especially in cool climates or during winter.
From 'grape' plus the suffix '-ery' (a place where something is made or grown). This '-ery' formation was particularly common in 18th-19th century British English for describing specialized cultivation spaces.
Victorian graperies were luxury buildings rivaling gardens in complexity—wealthy landowners built elaborate glass structures just to grow grapes. These aren't practical in modern agriculture, but they represent a time when controlling nature was a form of wealth display.
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