dryad (noun)

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• dryad — noun Etymology: Latin dryad , dryas, from Greek, from drys tree more at tree Date: 14th century wood nymph …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• dryad — noun /ˈdraɪəd, æd/ In Greek myth, a female tree spirit …   Wiktionary

• dryad — noun (C) a female spirit in ancient Greek stories who lived in a tree …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• dryad — UK [ˈdraɪæd] / US [ˈdraɪˌæd] / US [ˈdraɪəd] noun [countable] Word forms dryad : singular dryad plural dryads in ancient Greek literature, a female spirit who lives in trees …   English dictionary

• dryad — dry|ad [ draı,æd, draıəd ] noun count in ancient Greek literature, a female spirit who lives in trees …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• dryad — [ drʌɪəd, ad] noun 1》 (in folklore and Greek mythology) a nymph inhabiting a tree or wood. 2》 a dark brown butterfly with prominent bluish eyespots. [Minois dryas.] Origin via OFr. and L. from Gk druas, druad , from drus tree …   English new terms dictionary

• dryad — /ˈdraɪəd/ (say druyuhd), / æd/ (say ad) noun (plural dryads or dryades /ˈdraɪədiz/ (say druyuhdeez)) (often upper case) in Greek mythology, a deity or nymph of the woods; a nymph supposedly residing in trees or presiding over woods. {Latin Dryas… …  

• wood nymph — noun a deity or nymph of the woods • Syn: ↑dryad • Hypernyms: ↑nymph • Hyponyms: ↑hamadryad * * * noun 1. : a nymph living in woods called also …   Useful english dictionary

• hamadryad — noun Etymology: Latin hamadryad , hamadryas, from Greek, from hama together with + dryad , dryas dryad more at same Date: 14th century 1. wood nymph 2. king cobra …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• wood spirit — noun a) A dryad or other spiritual being associated to forests, woods, or trees. b) Methanol, a type of alcohol. Syn: dryad, methanol …   Wiktionary

• wood nymph — noun Date: 1567 a nymph living in woods called also dryad …   New Collegiate Dictionary