hamadryad

(ham′ə drī′ad′, -əd)

noun

Gr. Myth. a dryad; specif., a wood nymph whose life is bound up with that of the tree in which she lives
king cobra
an Arabian and N African baboon (Papio hamadryas) with ashy-gray fur
usually called hamadryas

Origin: L Hamadryas < Gr < hama, together with + dryas, dryad

See hamadryad in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. ham·a·dry·ads or ham·a·dry·a·des (-ə-dēzˌ)

Greek & Roman Mythology A wood nymph who lives only as long as the tree of which she is the spirit lives.
See king cobra.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English amadriad

Origin: , from Latin Hamadryas, Hamadryad-

Origin: , from Greek Hamadruas

Origin: : hama, together with; see sem-¹ in Indo-European roots

Origin: + Druas, dryad (from drūs, oak; see deru- in Indo-European roots)

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