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A tree nymph whose life ended with that of the particular tree, usually an oak, which had been her abode.

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  1. n. A tree nymph whose life ended with that of the particular tree, usually an oak, which had been her abode.
  2. n. A large venomous East Indian snake (Orhiophagus bungarus), allied to the cobras.
  3. n. the nymph or spirit of a particular tree
  4. n. large cobra of southeastern Asia and the East Indies; the largest venomous snake; sometimes placed in genus Naja
  5. 1. (Class. Myth.) A tree nymph whose life ended with that of the class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/particular">particular tree, usually an oak, which had been her abode. 2. (Zoöl.) A large venomous East Indian snake (Orhiophagus bungarus), allied to the cobras.
  6. A tree nymph whose life ended with that of the particular tree,usually an oak, which had been her abode.
  7. n. the nymph or spirit of a particular tree n. large cobra of southeastern Asia and the East Indies; the largest venomous snake; sometimes placed in genus Naja