See Also: dryas(medicine)
dryas(dictionary)

inconstance (iou) and dryas (iou)


inconstance (iou)



inconstance noun.LME.
[Old & mod. French formed as INCONSTANCY: see -ANCE.]
a. = INCONSTANCY 1a. LME-E18.
b. = INCONSTANCY 1b. E16-E17.
= INCONSTANCY 2. Only in E16.

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.