HIBERNACULUM

n.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
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.

2.
n.

A little case in which certain insects pass the winter.

3.
n.

Winter home or abiding place. J. Burroughs.


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