HAMADRYAD


Meaning of HAMADRYAD in English

/ham'euh druy"euhd, -ad/ , n. , pl. hamadryads, hamadryades /-euh deez'/ .

1. Class. Myth. a dryad who is the spirit of a particular tree.

2. See king cobra .

[ Hamadryas wood nymph hama together with (c. SAME) + dryás DRYAD ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .