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Taxonomy vs Hothouse - What's the difference?

taxonomy | hothouse |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and hothouse

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while hothouse is a heated greenhouse.

As a verb hothouse is

(of a child) to provide with an enriched environment with the aim of stimulating academic development.

taxonomy

English

(wikipedia taxonomy)

Noun

(taxonomies)
  • The science or the technique used to make a classification.
  • A classification; especially , a classification in a hierarchical system.
  • (taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.

    • Synonyms

    * alpha taxonomy

    Derived terms

    * folk taxonomy * scientific taxonomy

    See also

    * classification * rank * taxon * domain * kingdom * subkingdom * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * class * subclass * infraclass * superorder * order * suborder * infraorder * parvorder * superfamily * family * subfamily * genus * species * subspecies * superregnum * regnum * subregnum * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * classis * subclassis * infraclassis * superordo * ordo * subordo * infraordo * taxon * superfamilia * familia * subfamilia * ontology

    hothouse

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A heated greenhouse.
  • (figurative) An environment in which growth or development is encouraged; a hotbed.
  • (obsolete) A bagnio, or bathing house; a brothel.
  • * 1604 , , II. i. 64:
    • and now she professes a / hot-house , which I think is a very ill house too.
    (Ben Jonson)
  • A heated room for drying greenware.

    • Verb

    (en-verb)
  • (of a child) To provide with an enriched environment with the aim of stimulating academic development.
    • English words with consonant pseudo-digraphs