hamadryad

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hæməˈdɹaɪæd/

Noun

hamadryad (plural hamadryads or hamadryades)

1. (Greek mythology) A wood-nymph who was physically a part of her tree; she would die if her tree were felled.
2. The king cobra.
3. A kind of baboon, Papio hamadryas, venerated by the ancient Egyptians.