hibernaculum Meaning, Definition & Usage

Hi`ber*nac"u*lum noun

Etymology

See Hibernacle.

Definitions

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.