Dryas
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Dryas is a noun meaning Any of several plants of the genus Dryas; the mountain avens.
Meaning
Any of several plants of the genus Dryas; the mountain avens.
More Meanings
- One of two periods of cold and increased glaciation thousands of years before the present (Younger Dryas and Older Dryas).
Word Forms
- dryases
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cryocratic, telocratic, interglaciation, interglacial, neoglaciation, stadial.
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