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dryad
dry·ad D0403800 (drī′əd, -ăd′)n. Greek Mythology A divinity presiding over forests and trees; a wood nymph.
[Middle English Driad, from Latin Dryas, Dryad-, from Greek Druas, from drūs, tree; see deru- in Indo-European roots.]
dry·ad′ic (-ăd′ĭk) adj.dryad (ˈdraɪəd; -æd) n, pl -ads or -ades (-əˌdiːz) (Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth a nymph or divinity of the woods[C14: from Latin Dryas, from Greek Druas, from drus tree] dryadic adjdry•ad (ˈdraɪ əd, -æd)
n., pl. -ads, -a•des (-əˌdiz)
(often cap.) a nymph of the woods. [1545–55; < Greek Dryádes, pl. of Dryás, derivative of drŷ(s) tree, oak] dry•ad′ic, adj. dryada wood nymph.See also: MythologyThesaurus| Noun | 1. | dryad - a deity or nymph of the woodswood nymphnymph - (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 |
Translationsdryad
dryad Greek myth a nymph or divinity of the woods MedicalSeehamadryaddryad
Synonyms for dryadnoun a deity or nymph of the woodsSynonymsRelated Words |