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Dryad

Dryad Meaning & Definition
Dryad Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Dryad?

[n] a deity or nymph of the woods

Synonyms | Synonyms for Dryad: wood nymph

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See Also | hamadryad | Napaea | Napea | nymph

Dryad In Webster's Dictionary

\Dry"ad\, n. [L. dryas, pl. dryades, Gr. ?, pl. ?, fr. ? oak, tree. See {Tree}.] (Class. Myth.) A wood nymph; a nymph whose life was bound up with that of her tree.

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