hothouse

hot·house  (hthous)

n.

1. A heated greenhouse for plants that require an even, relatively warm temperature.

2. An environment conducive to vigorous growth or development; a hotbed: "With its mix of African, Latin, European, and pan-American influences, the Caribbean is truly a musical hothouse" (New Yorker).

adj.

1. Grown in a hothouse: a hothouse orchid.

2. Delicate and sensitive, as if from being grown in a hothouse.

tr.v. hot·housed, hot·hous·ing, hot·hous·es

To cultivate in a hothouse.

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hothouse [ˈhɒtˌhaʊs]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany)

a.  a greenhouse in which the temperature is maintained at a fixed level above that of the surroundings

b.  (as modifier) a hothouse plant

2. a place offering ideal conditions for the growth of an idea, activity, etc. the cultural hothouse of Europe and America

3. an environment where there is great pressure showjumping is a tough, hothouse world

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

hothouse - a greenhouse in which plants are arranged in a pleasing manner indoor garden, conservatory glasshouse, greenhouse, nursery - a building with glass walls and roof; for the cultivation and exhibition of plants under controlled conditions

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hothouse

noun greenhouse, conservatory, glasshouse, orangery Wilted plants thrive when well tended in a hothouse.

Translations

hothouse [ˈhɒthaʊs] N (hothouses (pl)) [ˈhɒthaʊzɪz] → invernadero m

hothouse [ˈhɒthaʊs]

n

(= greenhouse) → serre f chaude

(fig) [ideas, activity] → foyer m

modif

[flowers] → de serre chaude

(fig) [atmosphere] → fébrile
hot key n → raccourci m clavier

hothouse [ˈhɒtˌhaʊs] n → serra

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hothouse [ˈhɒtˌhaʊs] n → serra