Associations to the word «Hamadryad»
Noun
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Wiktionary
HAMADRYAD, noun. (Greek mythology) A wood-nymph who was physically a part of her tree; she would die if her tree were felled.
HAMADRYAD, noun. The king cobra.
HAMADRYAD, noun. A kind of baboon, Papio hamadryas, venerated by the ancient Egyptians.
Dictionary definition
HAMADRYAD, noun. The nymph or spirit of a particular tree.
HAMADRYAD, noun. Large cobra of southeastern Asia and the East Indies; the largest venomous snake; sometimes placed in genus Naja.
Wise words
Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe.
Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with
things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.