Hamadryad
[,hæmә'draiәd]
Definition
(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.
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Definition
(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.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Wood-nymph, nymph of the woods.
Editor: Madge
Definition
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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