Dryas

Pronunciation: /ˈdɹaɪ.əs/

The English word “Dryas” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

Either of two climatic stages of the late glacial period in Northern Europe in which plants of the genus Dryas were abundant

Named after the wildflower Dryas octopetala, fossils of which dated to approximately the Younger Dryas period are common in parts of Europe.

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