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dryas

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(drī′əs)

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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

dry•as (drī′əs),USA pronunciation n., pl. dry•as.

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

Neo-Latin, named after species of wood nymphs; see dryad

'dryas' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

avens - dryad - hamadryad - mountain avens

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