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See Hibernacle, Hibernate, Hibernation.
HIB
a.
Belonging or relating to winter; wintry; winterish.
a.
Of or pertaining to Hibernia, now Ireland; Irish.
v. i.
To pass the winter; to hibernate; as, to winter in Florida.
n.
Winter home or abiding place.
imp. & p. p.
of Hibernate
n.
a malvaceous plant (Hibiscus Sabdariffa) cultivated in the east and West Indies for its fleshy calyxes, which are used for making tarts and jelly and an acid drink.
n.
A little case in which certain insects pass the winter.
v. i.
To winter; to pass the season of winter in close quarters, in a torpid or lethargic state, as certain mammals, reptiles, and insects.
n.
An animal that hibernates, as the bear.
n.
An idiom or mode of speech peculiar to the Irish.
n.
A native or an inhabitant of Ireland.
n.
That which serves for protection or shelter in winter; winter quarters; as, the hibernacle of an animal or a plant.
n.
The act or state of hibernating.
n.
An obstruction, or indigestible mass, found in the intestine of bears and other animals during hibernation.
n.
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.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Hibernate
n.
Alt. of Hibernianism
n.
A genus of plants (herbs, shrubs, or trees), some species of which have large, showy flowers. Some species are cultivated in India for their fiber, which is used as a substitute for hemp. See Althea, Hollyhock, and Manoe.
n.
The native language of the Irish; that branch of the Celtic languages spoken by the natives of Ireland. Also adj.
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