hibernacle

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hibernacle - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Hibernacle \Hi*ber"na*cle\, n. [L. hibernaculum a winter
     residence, pl. hibernacula winter quarters: cf. F.
     hibernacle. See Hibernate.]
     That which serves for protection or shelter in winter; winter
     quarters; as, the hibernacle of an animal or a plant.
     --Martyn.
     [1913 Webster]