Definition of hotbed
English to English noun - a situation that is ideal for rapid development (especially of something bad)
It was a hotbed of vice.
source: WordNet 3.0 - a bed of earth covered with glass and heated by rotting manure to promote the growth of plants
source: WordNet 3.0 - A bed of earth heated by fermenting manure or other substances, and covered with glass, intended for raising early plants, or for nourishing exotics.
source: Webster 1913
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