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terraria

noun

variants or terrariums

plural of terrarium

as in aquariums

a glass or plastic box that is used for growing plants or keeping small animals indoors

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Recent Examples of terraria Learn about bonsai and composting, DIY terrariums, plantable love letters and book binding. — Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2026 These terrariums won’t be home to living plants or fungi, but will instead house a mushroom nature scene created by its maker. — Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 12 July 2026 Samaa is a beautiful all-day diner filled with vases of bui (desert cotton), willow wood lamps from Kashmir, Channapatna toys, and exquisitely layered terrariums created from leftover construction material. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026 Artists used everything from traditional fishbowl terrariums to more sophisticated Wardian cases, which were used to support a myriad of tropical plants, including begonias, gesneriads, and specialty carnivorous plants, says bunting. — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 9 Mar. 2026 For travelers who want to do more than browse, Flora also hosts workshops, inviting guests to get their hands dirty building terrariums or learning floral techniques alongside locals. — Jaha Nailah Avery, Travel + Leisure, 25 Jan. 2026 Low-growing spike moss (Selaginella) with its cushion of lacy green leaves and stems is ideal for holiday terrariums and tablescapes. — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Nov. 2025

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Accredited aquariums, such as the Seattle Aquarium, breed the sharks in captivity, according to the aquarium’s website.

— Julia Gomez, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025

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Use bulb cages or buried layers of hardware cloth to repel rodents, and try adding tree guards and fencing to fend off larger animals.

— Abby Monteil, The Spruce, 28 Oct. 2026
In 2018, reporters visited the Ursula detention center in South Texas, an old warehouse housing hundreds of children in a series of cages bound by metal fencing.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026

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