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Meaning of Dryas | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈdɹaɪ.əs

Definitions

  1. Any of several plants of the genus Dryas; the mountain avens.
  2. Either of two climatic stages of the late glacial period in Northern Europe in which plants of the genus Dryas were abundant
    uncountable
  3. One of two periods of cold and increased glaciation thousands of years before the present (Younger Dryas and Older Dryas).

Equivalents

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

dryasdust drybag drybean Drybridge Drybrook drybrush

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