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dry·ad (dr

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n. Greek Mythology

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

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

dry·adic (-

k) adj.

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

dryad

a wood nymph.

See also: Mythology

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Noun

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

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