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hotbed
noun
[ ˈhɒtbɛd ]
• an environment promoting the growth of something, especially something unwelcome.
• "the country was a hotbed of revolt and dissension"
Similar:
breeding ground
,
nursery
,
cradle
,
nest
,
den
,
seedbed
,
forcing house
,
• a bed of earth heated by fermenting manure, for raising or forcing plants.