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1
a glass-enclosed building for growing plants
- grows tomatoes in his hothouse all winter long
Synonyms for hothouse
- conservatory,
- glasshouse
- [chiefly British],
- greenhouse
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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
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“Hothouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hothouse. Accessed 1 Oct. 2022.
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The first known use of hothouse was in 1556
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