Hamadryad

[,hæmә'draiәd]

(noun.) large cobra of southeastern Asia and the East Indies; the largest venomous snake; sometimes placed in genus Naja.

(noun.) the nymph or spirit of a particular tree.

Checker: Noelle--From WordNet

(n.) A tree nymph whose life ended with that of the particular tree, usually an oak, which had been her abode.

(n.) A large venomous East Indian snake (Orhiophagus bungarus), allied to the cobras.

Checked by Joy

n. Wood-nymph, nymph of the woods.

Editor: Madge

n. (myth.) a wood-nymph who lived and died with the tree in which she dwelt:—pl. Ham′adryads Hamadry′ades (-ēz).

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