dryad (redirected from Dryads)

dry·ad  (drd, -d)

n. Greek Mythology

A divinity presiding over forests and trees; a wood nymph.

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[Middle English Driad, from Latin Dryas, Dryad-, from Greek Druas, from drs, tree; see deru- in Indo-European roots.]

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dry·adic (-dk) adj.

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dryad [ˈdraɪəd -æd]

n pl -ads, -ades [-əˌdiːz]

(Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth a nymph or divinity of the woods

[from Latin Dryas, from Greek Druas, from drus tree]

dryadic  [draɪˈædɪk] adj

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dryad

a wood nymph.

See also: Mythology

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

dryad - a deity or nymph of the woods wood nymph nymph - (classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden; "the ancient Greeks believed that nymphs inhabited forests and bodies of water" hamadryad - the nymph or spirit of a particular tree

Translations

dryad

n → Dryade f