hotbed

Meaning

1. 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.
2. An environment that is ideal for the growth or development of something, especially of something undesirable.
3. An iron platform in a rolling mill, on which hot bars, rails, etc., are laid to cool.

Synonyms

breeding ground

center

forcing frame

focus

forcing pit

greenhouse

nest

nidus

nursery

pandemonium

seat

💺

hotspot

spawn

centre

seed-plot

abode of demons

dunghill

flower bed

focal point

pesthole

pocket

birth place

haven

head

Etymology

From hot + bed.