Origin: Latin suffix -ory
Conservatory has 6 different meanings across 1 category:
the faculty and students of a school specializing in one of the fine arts
"The conservatory recently unveiled a new jazz ensemble that will perform at the city festival next month."
a schoolhouse with special facilities for fine arts
"After graduating from high school, she enrolled in a conservatory to study classical piano and composition."
a greenhouse in which plants are arranged in a pleasing manner
"The morning sun filtered through the glass roof of the conservatory, illuminating the carefully curated collection of ferns and orchids."
That which preserves from injury.
"The school's new conservatory is filled with lush tropical ferns and bright orange orchids."
A large greenhouse or hothouse for the display of plants
Having the quality of preserving from loss, decay, or injury.
"The ancient library was so well preserved that it felt like a conservatory for centuries of forgotten knowledge."