Thesaurus: hibernaculum

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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.
4. 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. 2. (Zoöl.) A little case in which certain insects pass the winter. 3. Winter home or abiding place. J. Burroughs.
5. A winter bud, in which the rudimentary foliage or flower, as ofmost trees and shrubs in the temperate zone, is protected by closelyoverlapping scales.
6. 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.