dryad
[ drahy-uhd, -ad ]
/ ˈdraɪ əd, -æd /
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noun, plural dry·ads, dry·a·des [drahy-uh-deez]. /ˈdraɪ əˌdiz/. (often initial capital letter)Classical Mythology.
a deity or nymph of the woods.
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Origin of dryad
1545–55; extracted from Greek Dryádes, plural of Dryás, derivative of drŷ(s) tree, oak
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dryad
/ (ˈdraɪəd, -æd) /
noun plural -ads or -ades (-əˌdiːz)
Greek myth a nymph or divinity of the woods
Derived forms of dryad
dryadic (draɪˈædɪk), adjectiveWord Origin for dryad
C14: from Latin Dryas, from Greek Druas, from drus tree
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