hamadryad

hama·dry·ad

noun \ˌha-mə-ˈdrī-əd, -ˌad\

Definition of HAMADRYAD

1

: wood nymph

2

: king cobra

Examples of HAMADRYAD

1. <the ancients believed that hamadryads adopted particular trees as their permanent dwelling places>

Origin of HAMADRYAD

Latin hamadryad-, hamadryas, from Greek, from hama together with + dryad-, dryas dryad — more at same

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to HAMADRYAD

Synonyms: dryad, nymph, naiad, oread, wood nymph

Related Words: mermaid, Nereid, Oceanid, sea-maid (or sea-maiden), siren, water nymph

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Other Mythology and Folklore Terms

elysian, fay, muse, nimbus, phoenix

Rhymes with HAMADRYAD

Ahmadabad, Allahabad, bromeliad, gesneriad, jeremiad, Kaliningrad, Kirovograd, microfarad, olympiad, seminomad, Upanishad