hothouse
noun/ˈhɒthaʊs/
/ˈhɑːthaʊs/
- a heated building, usually made of glass, used for growing plants that need special conditions
- hothouse flowers
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- a place or situation that encourages the rapid development of somebody/something, especially ideas and emotions
- In the hothouse atmosphere of college there are plenty of opportunities for falling in love.
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