Definitions for hibernaculumˌhaɪ bərˈnæk yə ləm; ˈhaɪ bərˌnæk əl; -ˈnæk yə lə
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
hi•ber•nac•u•lumˌhaɪ bərˈnæk yə ləm; ˈhaɪ bərˌnæk əl; -ˈnæk yə lə(n.)(pl.)-nac•u•la; -nac•les.
also hi•ber•nac•le
a protective case or covering for winter, as of an animal or a plant bud.
Category: Animal Behavior, Botany
winter quarters, as of a hibernating animal.
Category: Animal Behavior
Origin of hibernaculum:
1690–1700; < L hībernāculum winter residence =hībernā(re) (see hibernate ) +-culum -cule2
Wiktionary
hibernaculum(Noun)
The place where a hibernating animal shelters for the winter
hibernaculum(Noun)
A bud, case, or protective covering that a plant uses to survive the challenging environmental conditions during a dormancy period.
Origin: From for winter quarters.
Webster Dictionary
Hibernaculum(noun)
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
Hibernaculum(noun)
a little case in which certain insects pass the winter
Hibernaculum(noun)
winter home or abiding place
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