dryad
[ drahy-uhd, -ad ]
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.
Origin of dryad
11545–55; 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/, adjective
- Compare hamadryad.
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British Dictionary definitions for dryad
dryad
/ (ˈdraɪəd, -æd) /
nounplural -ads or -ades (-əˌdiːz)
Greek myth a nymph or divinity of the woods
Origin of dryad
1C14: from Latin Dryas, from Greek Druas, from drus tree
Derived forms of dryad
- dryadic (draɪˈædɪk), adjective
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