Associations to the word «Hamadryad»

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.

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