Meaning & use
Nursery
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A room or area set aside for young children, or a place where young plants are grown for sale or transplanting.
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They painted the nursery a soft shade of yellow before the baby arrived.
We bought several rose bushes from the local nursery.
A note on using this word
The word can also describe a place where young fish or other animals are raised, extending its core meaning of "a place for early growth."
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