Loading..

Loading...

American Dictionary of the English Language

Dictionary Search

Hibernacle


HI'BERNACLE, noun [Latin hibernacula, winter-quarters.]

1. In botany, the winter-quarters of a plant, that is, a bulb or a bud, in which the embryo of a future plant is inclosed by a scaly covering and protected from injuries during winter.

2. The winter-lodge of a wild animal.