Dryas, genus Dryas
(noun) mountain avens
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Dryas (uncountable)
(geology) Either of two climatic stages of the late glacial period in Northern Europe in which plants of the genus Dryas were abundant
• Drays, Dyars, Radys, drays, yards
dryas (plural dryases)
Any of several plants of the genus Dryas; the mountain avens.
One of two periods of cold and increased glaciation thousands of years before the present (Younger Dryas and Older Dryas).
• Drays, Dyars, Radys, drays, yards
Source: Wiktionary
Dry"as, n.; pl. Dryades. Etym: [L. See Dryad.] (Class. Myth.)
Definition: A dryad.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
