dryas

American  

[drahy-uhs] / ˈdraɪ əs /

noun

plural

dryas

1. any creeping plant belonging to the genus Dryas, of the rose family, having solitary white or yellow flowers, comprising the mountain avens.

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Etymology

Origin of dryas

< New Latin, named after species of wood nymphs; dryad

Example Sentences

It appears close to the start of the Younger Dryas Event, a dramatic cold period that lasted from roughly 12,870 to 11,700 years ago.

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Ice core records show just how extreme the Younger Dryas was.

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Updated ice core dating shows the platinum spike occurred about 45 years after the Younger Dryas began, making it too late to have caused the initial cooling.

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During the period leading up to the Younger Dryas, increased melting of ice sheets reduced pressure on the Earth's crust, likely boosting volcanic activity in the region.

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Because the platinum spike occurred after the cooling began, it was not the trigger for the Younger Dryas.

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