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dryas (iou)



dryas noun. L18.
[Latin: see DRYAD.]
Any of several creeping alpines of the genus Dryas, belonging to the rose family and having white or yellowish flowers. L18.
(Dryas.) Geology. A type of clay or a subarctic phase characterized by the growth of dryases. E20.