hibernaculum Meaning, Definition & Usage
Hi`ber*nac"u*lum noun
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(Bot.) A winter bud, in which the rudimentary foliage or flower, as of most trees and shrubs in the temperate zone, is protected by closely overlapping scales. -
(Zoöl.) A little case in which certain insects pass the winter. -
Winter home or abiding place. J. Burroughs.