brandhaard

Definitions of brandhaard
  1. noun
    a bed of earth covered with glass and heated by rotting manure to promote the growth of plants
    synonyms: broeibed, stookbak, vuurhaard, vuurpoel
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    type of:
    griend, griendland, rustplaats, slaapgelegenheid, slaapplaats
    a plot of ground in which plants are growing
  2. noun
    a situation that is ideal for rapid development (especially of something bad)
    synonyms: broeibed, broeinest, vuurhaard, vuurpoel
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    type of:
    constellatie
    the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
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