Hamadryad /(hăm"ȧ*drī`ăd)/

Ham·a·dry·ad

Hamadryad

n.

pl. Hamadryads, Hamadryades ((-ădz))

  1. A tree nymph whose life ended with that of the particular tree, usually an oak, which had been her abode. (Class. Myth.)
  2. A large venomous East Indian snake (Ophiophagus bungarus), allied to the cobras. (Zool.)