hamadryad, king cobra, Ophiophagus hannah, Naja hannah
(noun) large cobra of southeastern Asia and the East Indies; the largest venomous snake; sometimes placed in genus Naja
hamadryad
(noun) the nymph or spirit of a particular tree
Source: WordNet® 3.1
hamadryad (plural hamadryads or hamadryades)
(Greek mythology) A wood-nymph who was physically a part of her tree; she would die if her tree were felled.
The king cobra.
A kind of baboon, Papio hamadryas, venerated by the ancient Egyptians.
Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genera Hamadryas and Tellervo.
Source: Wiktionary
Ham"a*dry`ad, n.; pl. E. Hamadryads, L. Hamadryades. Etym: [L. Hamadryas, -adis, Gr. hamadryade. See Same, and Tree.]
1. (Class. Myth.)
Definition: A tree nymph whose life ended with that of the particular tree, usually an oak, which had been her abode.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A large venomous East Indian snake (Orhiophagus bungarus), allied to the cobras.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
14 January 2025
(adjective) of so extreme a degree or extent; “such weeping”; “so much weeping”; “such a help”; “such grief”; “never dreamed of such beauty”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
