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Dryas.

Either of two climatic stages of the late glacial period in Northern Europe in which plants of the genus Dryas were abundant

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noun/ˈdɹaɪ.əs//ˈdɹaɪ.æs/
  1. Either of two climatic stages of the late glacial period in Northern Europe in which plants of the genus Dryas were abundant

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Named after the wildflower Dryas octopetala, fossils of which dated to approximately the Younger Dryas period are common in parts of Europe.

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