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1. (n.) hibernaculum
a protective case or covering for winter, as of an animal or a plant bud.
2. hibernaculum
winter quarters, as of a hibernating animal.
Etymology: (1690–1700; < L hībernāculum winter residence =hībernā(re) (see hibernate ) +-culum -cule2)
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1. (noun) hibernaculum
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. (noun) hibernaculum
a little case in which certain insects pass the winter
3. (noun) hibernaculum
winter home or abiding place
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