hothouse

hothouse

noun

Definition of HOTHOUSE

1

a glass-enclosed building for growing plants <grows tomatoes in his hothouse all winter long>

Synonyms glasshouse [chiefly British], greenhouse, hothouse

Related Words cold frame, hot bed; nursery; botanical garden (also botanic garden)

2

a place or environment that favors the development of something <an urban enclave of bohemians that acquired a reputation for being a hothouse of creativity>

Synonyms hotbed, hothouse, nest, nidus, nursery, seedbed, seminary

Related Words crucible; base, capital, center, core, cynosure, eye, focus, heart, hub, mecca, nucleus, seat; focus, headquarters