dryad, wood nymph
(noun) a deity or nymph of the woods
Source: WordNet® 3.1
dryad (plural dryads)
(Greek mythology) In Greek myth, a female tree spirit.
Coordinate term: Meliai
Hyponyms: Daphne, hamadryad
• dardy
Source: Wiktionary
Dry"ad, n. Etym: [L. dryas, pl. dryades, Gr. Tree.] (Class. Myth.)
Definition: A wood nymph; a nymph whose life was bound up with that of her tree.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 January 2025
(noun) the study of the whorls and loops and arches in the fingertips and on the palms of the hand and the soles of the feet; “some criminologists specialize in dermatoglyphics”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
