Meaning Of The Word Hamadryad

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hamadryad in American English
a dryad; specif., a wood nymph whose life is bound up with that of the tree in which she lives
noun: a dryad who is the spirit of a particular tree

hamadryad in British English
noun: one of a class of nymphs, each of which inhabits a tree and dies with it

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