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hamadryad
[ ham-uh-drahy-uhd, -ad ]
noun
, plural ham·a·dry·ads, ham·a·dry·a·des [ham-, uh, -, drahy, -, uh, -deez].
- Classical Mythology. a dryad who is the spirit of a particular tree.
hamadryad
/ ˌhæməˈdraɪəd; -æd /
noun
- classical myth one of a class of nymphs, each of which inhabits a tree and dies with it
- another name for king cobra
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hamadryad1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hamadryad1
C14: from Latin Hamādryas, from Greek Hamadruas, from hama together with + drus tree; see dryad
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Example Sentences
Pomona was a Hamadryad, and was so devoted to the care of her trees that she scorned the idea of love.
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Such a sad mistake did Dryope once make, and suffered for her carelessness by being changed from a mortal into a Hamadryad.
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It is like the bite of a hamadryad,” he said softly, “but there is no mark.
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The Hamadryad was born with the tree, flourished and died with it.
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The hamadryad, as you probably know, is perhaps the deadliest of all Eastern reptiles.
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