Hamadryad
WordNet
noun
(1) Large cobra of southeastern Asia and the East Indies; the largest venomous snake; sometimes placed in genus Naja
(2) The nymph or spirit of a particular tree
WiktionaryText
Etymology
, from , from + .
Noun
- A wood-nymph who was physically a part of her tree; fell the tree, kill the nymph.
- The king cobra.
- A kind of baboon, Papio hamadryas, venerated by the ancient Egyptians.