hotbed Meaning, Definition & Usage
-
noun a situation that is ideal for rapid development (especially of something bad)
- it was a hotbed of vice
-
noun a bed of earth covered with glass and heated by rotting manure to promote the growth of plants
WordNet
Hot"bed` noun
Definitions
-
(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. -
A place which favors rapid growth or development; as, a .hotbed of sedition
