The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word HAMADRYAD
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What does HAMADRYAD mean?
HAMADRYAD noun- A wood-nymph who was physically a part of her tree; she would die if her tree were felled.
- The king cobra.
- A kind of baboon, Papio hamadryas, venerated by the ancient Egyptians.
- Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genera Hamadryas and Tellervo.