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1. (n.) hamadryad
a dryad who was the spirit of a particular tree and lived only as long as the tree.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < L, s. of Hamādryas wood nymph < Gk, =hama together with (c. same ) +dryásdryad)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) hamadryad
the nymph or spirit of a particular tree
2. (noun) hamadryad, king cobra, Ophiophagus hannah, Naja hannah
large cobra of southeastern Asia and the East Indies; the largest venomous snake; sometimes placed in genus Naja
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1. (noun) hamadryad
a tree nymph whose life ended with that of the particular tree, usually an oak, which had been her abode
2. (noun) hamadryad
a large venomous East Indian snake (Orhiophagus bungarus), allied to the cobras
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. hamadryad
a wood-nymph identified with a particular tree that was born with it and that died with it.
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