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hamadryad.

A wood-nymph who was physically a part of her tree; she would die if her tree were felled.

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Meaning & usage

noun/hæməˈdɹaɪæd//-əd/
  1. A wood-nymph who was physically a part of her tree; she would die if her tree were felled.

    Greek
  2. A king cobra.

  3. A baboon of species Papio hamadryas, venerated by the ancient Egyptians.

  4. Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genera Hamadryas and Tellervo.

Where this word comes from

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

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