Hypertext Webster Gateway: "hamadryad"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Hamadryad \Ham"a*dry`ad\, n.; pl. E. {Hamadryads}, L.
{Hamadryades}. [L. Hamadryas, -adis, Gr. ?; ? together + ?
oak, tree: cf. F. hamadryade. See {Same}, and {Tree}.]
1. (Class. Myth.) A tree nymph whose life ended with that of
the particular tree, usually an oak, which had been her
abode.
2. (Zo["o]l.) A large venomous East Indian snake
({Orhiophagus bungarus}), allied to the cobras.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
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}]
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