Emily Dickinson Lexicon

HI'BER-NA-CLE, n. [L. 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. Barton. Martyn.
2. The winter-lodge of a wild animal.