Found 2 items, similar to hamadryad.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: hamadryad hamadryad n 1: the nymph or spirit of a particular tree 2: large cobra of southeastern Asia and the East Indies; the largest venomous snake; sometimes placed in genus Naja [syn: king cobra, Ophiophagus hannan, Naja hannah]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Hamadryad 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. (Zo["o]l.) A large venomous East Indian snake (Ophiophagus bungarus), allied to the cobras. [1913 Webster]