Hibernaculum

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• Hibernaculum — (hi buhr NAK yuh luhm) (Latin, tent for winter quarters ) can refer to:* In zoology, a hibernaculum is the location chosen by an animal for hibernation. Commonly this may be a hibernating mammal or insect. * In botany, a hibernaculum is a bud,… …   Wikipedia

• Hibernaculum — 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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) A little case …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• hibernaculum — [hī΄bər nak′yo͞o ləm] n. pl. hibernacula [hī΄bər nak′yoolə] [L, winter residence < hibernare: see HIBERNATE] any case or covering for protecting an organism during the winter; specif., a) a bud or bulb for protecting a plant b) a specially… …   English World dictionary

• hibernaculum — n.; pl. la [L. hibernaculum, winter residence] 1. A case or covering. 2. (BRYOZOA) Winter bud in a few freshwater forms that survive the winter and form a new colony in the spring. 3. (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) A case or covering in which larvae hide… …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

• hibernaculum — /huy beuhr nak yeuh leuhm/, n., pl. hibernacula / leuh/. 1. a protective case or covering, esp. for winter, as of an animal or a plant bud. 2. winter quarters, as of a hibernating animal. Also, hibernacle /huy beuhr nak euhl/. [1690 1700; < L… …   Universalium

• hibernaculum — hi•ber•nac•u•lum [[t]ˌhaɪ bərˈnæk yə ləm[/t]] also hi•ber•nac•le [[t]ˈhaɪ bərˌnæk əl[/t]] n. pl. nac•u•la [[t] ˈnæk yə lə[/t]] also nac•les. 1) anb bot a protective case or covering for winter, as of an animal or a plant bud 2) anb winter… …   From formal English to slang

• Hibernaculum (botany) — Hibernaculum (plural, Hibernacula) is the term often applied to a winter bud of certain aquatic plants, such as the bladderworts ( Utricularia ). The buds are heavier than water, and, being developed at the approach of cold weather, they become… …   Wikipedia

• Hibernaculum (zoology) — Hibernaculum plural form: hibernacula (Latin, tent for winter quarters ) is a word used in zoology to refer to a place of abode in which a creature lives during the winter. Insects may hibernate to survive the winter. The word can be used to… …   Wikipedia

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• Hibernaculum (album) — Infobox Album | Name = Hibernaculum Type = Album Artist = Earth Released = start date|2007|4 Recorded = 2006 in Aleph Studios Genre = Drone doom Length = 36:45 Label = Southern Lord Producer = Randall Dunn Reviews = * Pitchfork Media (7.8/10)… …   Wikipedia