hibernaculum

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Definition von hibernaculum im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: The place where a hibernating animal shelters for the winter; A bud, case, or protective covering that a plant uses to survive the challenging environmental conditions during a dormancy period; The place where a hibernating animal (mammal or insect) shelters for the winter; The winter den of reptiles, particularly snakes; A structure made by some caterpillars in which they overwinter Often it consists of a leaf rolled and tied with silk; A little case in which certain insects pass the winter; The place in which an animal hibernates or overwinters; {i} winter hibernation place of an hibernating animal (Zoology); plant bud or rhizome enabling a plant to live through its dormant phase (Botany); Winter home or abiding place; n (L hibernare, winter residence) a plant organ such as a bud, rhizome, turion, etc which allows a plant to live through adverse conditions; 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

hibernaculum

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hi·ber·na·cu·lum

() From Latin for winter quarters.

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