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noun

Hibernaculum n.

(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.

(Zool.) A little case in which certain insects pass the winter.

Winter home or abiding place.

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Etymology of 'Hibernaculum'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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