Definitions
a bed of earth covered with glass and heated by rotting manure to promote the growth of plants
Word origin
From hot + bed.
Used in a sentence
“Near-synonym: hotbox”
“Tomato seedlings will be ready to transplant from the hotbed to the coldframe in 12 to 18 days after sowing the seed, depending upon the amount of sunshine and the care given the bed.”
“In particular, Kumamoto prefecture in southwestern Japan is quickly becoming a hotbed for tech investment from companies including TSMC and Fujifilm Holdings Corp (FUJIF).”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“warm seed frame”6 letters
02“Place where trouble grows”6 letters
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