Hibernaculum


(n.) 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.


(n.) A little case in which certain insects pass the winter.


(n.) Winter home or abiding place.



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Hibernacle   Hibernaculum   Hibernal   Hibernate   Hibernated   Hibernating   Hibernation   Hibernian   Hibernianism   Hibernicism