meaning of hamadryad
1. A tree nymph whose life ended with that of the particular tree, usually an oak, which had been her abode.
2. A large venomous East Indian snake (Orhiophagus bungarus), allied to the cobras.
3. large cobra of southeastern Asia and the East Indies; the largest venomous snake; sometimes placed in genus Naja
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