'Hothouse' definitions:

Definition of 'hothouse'

From: WordNet
noun
A greenhouse in which plants are arranged in a pleasing manner [syn: conservatory, hothouse, indoor garden]

Definition of 'Hothouse'

From: GCIDE
  • Hothouse \Hot"house`\, n.
  • 1. A house kept warm to shelter tender plants and shrubs from the cold air; a place in which the plants of warmer climates may be reared, and fruits ripened. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A bagnio, or bathing house. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. A brothel; a bagnio. [Obs.] --B. Jonson. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. (Pottery) A heated room for drying green ware. [1913 Webster]