Meaning of plantscraper | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A tower used for indoor farming; a farmscraper.
2. A tall residential building covered in plants.

Examples

“Birds Eye and other food producers are investigating building 'plantscrapers', which could accommodate hundreds of storeys worth of crops, in a bid to make⟳ farming more economical, sustainable and meet⟳ increasing demand⟳.”

“A Swedish food-tech company called Plantagon is proposing that cities consider⟳ building what it calls "plantscrapers" — office towers that contain⟳ giant indoor farms. Plantagon is constructing its first plantscraper in Linköping, Sweden.”

“You could be forgiven for imagining the striking towers of One Central Park⟳ on Sydney's Broadway, whose north and west facades are smothered with up to 40,000 indigenous plants, are a one-off exercise in urban environmentalism, designed for apartment dwellers with deep pockets. But the reality is that green-covered towers – plantscrapers – are springing up across the globe.”

“These idiotic "plantscrapers", as they call⟳ them, are the ultimate symbol of pretending to be environmentally friendly while doing absolutely nothing to reduce⟳ your carbon footprint.”

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