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hibernaculum - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'hibernaculum' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Hibernaculum [ 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.
- A little case in which certain insects pass the winter.
- Winter home or abiding place.

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hibernacle hibernal hibernate hibernated hibernating hibernation hibernian hibernianism hibernicism hiberno-celtic

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