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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. 2. A bagnio, or bathing house. [Obs.] --Shak. 3. A brothel; a bagnio. [Obs.] --B. Jonson 4. (Pottery) A heated room for drying green ware. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: hothouse n : a greenhouse in which plants are arranged in a pleasing manner [syn: {conservatory}, {indoor garden}]
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