hotbed Hear it!

hotbed definition

hot·bed (hät′bed′)

noun

  1. a bed of earth covered with glass and heated by manure, electricity, etc. for forcing plants
  2. any place that fosters rapid growth or extensive activity

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Comments
Improve this definition.
Do you have more to add? Share your linguistic knowledge or observation.
/Register to save your comments.