'Hamadryad' definitions:
Definition of 'hamadryad'
From: WordNet
noun
The nymph or spirit of a particular tree
noun
Large cobra of southeastern Asia and the East Indies; the largest venomous snake; sometimes placed in genus Naja [syn: hamadryad, king cobra, Ophiophagus hannah, Naja hannah]
Definition of 'Hamadryad'
From: GCIDE
- Hamadryad \Ham"a*dry`ad\ (h[a^]m"[.a]*dr[imac]`[a^]d), n.; pl. E. Hamadryads (-[a^]dz), L. Hamadryades (-dr[imac]"[.a]*d[=e]z). [L. Hamadryas, -adis, Gr. "Amadrya`s; "a`ma together + dry^s oak, tree: cf. F. hamadryade. See Same, and Tree.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. (Class. Myth.) A tree nymph whose life ended with that of the particular tree, usually an oak, which had been her abode. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Zool.) A large venomous East Indian snake ({Ophiophagus bungarus}), allied to the cobras. [1913 Webster]