hamadryad

/ˈhæməˌdraɪəd/

Other forms: hamadryads

Definitions of hamadryad

1. noun

   the nymph or spirit of a particular tree
   type of:

   dryad, wood nymph

   a deity or nymph of the woods
2. noun

   large cobra of southeastern Asia and the East Indies; the largest venomous snake; sometimes placed in genus Naja
   synonyms: Naja hannah, Ophiophagus hannah, king cobra

   type of:

   cobra

   a venomous Asiatic and African elapid snake that can expand the skin of the neck into a hood