dryad
[ drahy-uh d, -ad ]
/ ˈdraɪ əd, -æd /
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.
Words nearby dryad
Compare hamadryad.
Origin of dryad
1545–55; extracted from Greek Dryádes, plural of Dryás, derivative of drŷ(s) tree, oak
OTHER WORDS FROM dryad
dry·ad·ic [drahy-ad-ik] /draɪˈæd ɪk/, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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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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