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
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