hamadryad

noun4

1. •
   A wood-nymph who was physically a part of her tree; she would die if her tree were felled.

   • One of the most interesting species of Nymphs is the Dryads, or Hamadryads, those personifications of the vegetable life of plants. — 1828
2. •
   A king cobra.
3. •
   A baboon of species Papio hamadryas, venerated by the ancient Egyptians.
4. •
   Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genera Hamadryas and Tellervo.