||Hi`ber*nac"u*lum (?), n. [See Hibernacle.] 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.

• the place where a hibernating animal shelters for the winter
  
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• winter quarters