dryas

American  

[drahy-uhs] / ˈdraɪ əs /

noun

plural

dryas

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of dryas

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

Example Sentences

"Baffin Bay is very significant because it's the first time we've found evidence for the Younger Dryas cosmic impact event in the marine record," Kennett said.

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The Younger Dryas hypothesis proposes that around 12,800 years ago, fragments of a comet exploded above Earth, setting off a sudden global cooling episode known as the Younger Dryas.

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However, a shallow seasonal lake near Perkins in southeast Louisiana may represent the first known crater dating to the Younger Dryas Boundary.

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Radiocarbon dating placed these materials within the Younger Dryas period.

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The black mat layer, nanodiamonds and melted minerals have also been found at about 50 other sites across North and South America and Europe, the collection of which has been called the Younger Dryas strewnfield.

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