01 n. A tree nymph whose life ended with that of the particular tree, usually an oak, which had been her abode.
pl.
Hamadryads, Hamadryades ((-ădz))
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A tree nymph whose life ended with that of the particular tree, usually an oak, which had been her abode.(Class. Myth.)
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2.
A large venomous East Indian snake (Ophiophagus bungarus), allied to the cobras.(Zool.)