hamadryad

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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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

From Latin Hamadryas, from Ancient Greek Ἁμαδρυάς (Hamadruás), from ἅμα (háma, “together”) + δρῦς (drûs, “tree”).

And driven the Hamadryad from the wood To seek a shelter in some happier star? — The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven Edition: Table Of Contents And Index Of The Five Volumes, Edgar Allan Poe
Faces of hamadryads peep out from the boles and among the leaves and break, blossoming into bloom. — Ulysses, James Joyce
Knights, squires, wizards, hamadryads, satyrs, and river gods, Idleness, Gluttony, and Superstition jostle each other in Spenser's fairy land. — From Chaucer to Tennyson: With Twenty-Nine Portraits and Selections from Thirty Authors, Henry A. (Henry Augustin) Beers

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