HIBERNACLE Hi*ber"na*cle, n. Etym: [L. hibernaculum a winter residence, pl. hibernacula winter quarters: cf. F. hibernacle. See Hibernate.]
Defn: That which serves for protection or shelter in winter; winter quarters; as, the hibernacle of an animal or a plant. Martyn.
HIBERNACULUM
Hi`ber*nac"u*lum, n. Etym: [See Hibernacle.]
1. (Bot.)
Defn: 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.)
Defn: A little case in which certain insects pass the winter.
3. Winter home or abiding place. J. Burroughs.
HIBERNAL Hi*ber"nal, a. Etym: [L. hibernalis, from the root of hiems winter; akin to Gr. hima cold, winter, snow: cf. F. hibernal.]
Defn: Belonging or relating to winter; wintry; winterish. Sir T.
Browne.