Ham″a‐dry′ad (hăm″ȧ‐drī′ăd), n.; pl. E. Hamadryads (–ădz), L. Hamadryades (–drī″ȧ‐dēz). [L. Hamadryas, -adis, Gr. Αμαδρυἅσ; ἅμα together + δρυ̑σ oak, tree: cf. F. hamadryade. See Same, and Tree.]
1. (Class. Myth.) A tree nymph whose life ended with that of the particular tree, usually an oak, which had been her abode.
2. (Zoöl.) A large venomous East Indian snake (Ophiophagus bungarus), allied to the cobras.