n. [ L. dryas, pl. dryades, Gr. &unr_;, pl. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; oak, tree. See Tree. ] (Class. Myth.) A wood nymph; a nymph whose life was bound up with that of her tree. [ 1913 Webster ]
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‖n. [ L., a hamadryad. See Hamadryad. ] (Zool.) The sacred baboon of Egypt (Cynocephalus Hamadryas). [ 1913 Webster ]