dryas

[ drahy-uhs ]

noun,plural dry·as.

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

Origin of dryas

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

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Temperatures plunged back toward nearly glacial-era conditions for a more than 1,000-year period known as the Younger dryas, named for a wildflower that flourished in the frosty conditions of Europe in that era.
The Atlantic’s vital currents could collapse. Scientists are racing to understand the dangers. | James Temple | December 14, 2021 | MIT Technology Review
Colder and marshy situations, where there is no reflected heat, produce Pedicularis hirsuta and flammea, with dryas octopetala.
Lachesis Lapponica | Carl von Linn
But dryas chasing a dog who had stolen some meat rushed out-doors, met Daphnis and brought him home.
Essays on the Greek Romances | Elizabeth Hazelton Haight
The first signal from the mother, a mellow, solicitous coo-ee transforms them into immovable pebbles or tufts of dryas.
Life Histories of North American Shore Birds, Part 1 (of 2) | Arthur Cleveland Bent
The mountain avens, dryas octopetala, belongs to the same nat.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 | Various

He played too the melody of Dionysus and to it dryas footed the dance of the vintage.
Essays on the Greek Romances | Elizabeth Hazelton Haight

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