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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An unheated outdoor structure consisting of a wooden or concrete frame and a top of glass or clear plastic, used for protecting and acclimatizing seedlings and plants.
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- noun agriculture, horticulture A
transparent -roofed enclosure , built low to the ground, used to protectplants from coldweather .
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- noun protective covering consisting of a wooden frame with a glass top in which small plants are protected from the cold
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treeseed commented on the word cold frame
(n): a usually glass- or plastic-covered frame without artificial heat used to protect plants and seedlings outdoors
January 21, 2008