hotbed

== English == === Etymology === From hot +‎ bed. === Pronunciation === === Noun === hotbed (plural hotbeds) A low bed of earth covered with glass, and heated with rotting manure, used for the germination of seeds and the growth of tender plants, like a miniature hothouse. Coordinate terms: cold frame; cloche Near-synonym: hotbox (by extension) An environment that is ideal for the growth or development of something, especially of something undesirable. Synonym: seedbed An iron platform in a rolling mill, on which hot bars, rails, etc., are laid to cool. ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== breeding-ground nidus