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dryas

American

[drahy-uhs] / ˈdraɪ əs /

noun

any creeping plant belonging to the genus Dryas, of the rose family, having solitary white or yellow flowers, comprising the mountain avens.

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dryas

plural

Etymology

Origin of dryas

< New Latin, named after species of wood nymphs; see dryad

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