Found 2 items, similar to Hotbed.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: hotbed hotbed n 1: a situation that is ideal for rapid development (especially of something bad); “it was a hotbed of vice” 2: a bed of earth covered with glass and heated by rotting manure to promote the growth of plants
English → English (gcide) Definition: Hotbed Hotbed \Hot"bed`\, n. 1. (Gardening) A bed of earth heated by fermenting manure or other substances, and covered with glass, intended for raising early plants, or for nourishing exotics. [1913 Webster] 2. A place which favors rapid growth or development; as, a hotbed of sedition. [1913 Webster]