Webster's English Dictionary

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hothouse

1. hot.house \'ha:t-.hau.s\ n obs  1: BROTHEL  2: a greenhouse maintained 
   at a high temperature esp. for the culture of tr opical plants
2. hothouse aj 1: grown in a hothouse  2: having the qualities of a plant 
   raised in a hothouse; esp :  DELICATE