'Hibernaculum' definitions:

Definition of 'Hibernaculum'

From: GCIDE
  • Hibernaculum \Hi`ber*nac"u*lum\, n. [See Hibernacle.]
  • 1. (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. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Zool.) A little case in which certain insects pass the winter. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Winter home or abiding place. --J. Burroughs. [1913 Webster]