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hothousesnounpl. of hothouse a glass-enclosed building for growing plantsgrows tomatoes in his hothouse all winter long a place or environment that favors the development of somethingan urban enclave of bohemians that acquired a reputation for being a hothouse of creativity breeding grounds, hotbeds, nests, nidi(or niduses), nurseries, seedbeds, seminaries cruciblesbases, capitals, centers, cores, cynosures, eyes, foci(also focuses), hearts, hubs, meccas, nuclei(also nucleuses), seatsfoci(also focuses), headquarters |