hamadryad
/ˌhaməˈdrʌɪəd
/ /ˌhaməˈdrʌɪad/noun
1 Greek & Roman Mythology A nymph who lives in a tree and dies when the tree dies.As dryads are generally spirits of oak trees, hamadryads exhibit more power over the forest....
- Mortals harmed the hamadryads by killing their trees.
- A hamadryad gets her power from her tree, and a dryad gets her power from the whole forest.
2 another term for king cobra.The King Cobra or Hamadryad, is the largest of all poisonous snakes....
- The Hamadryads appointed diet is one ring-snake per week.
Origin
Via Latin from Greek Hamadruas, from hama 'together' + drus 'tree'.