DRYADES

DRYAD

dryad, wood nymph

(noun) a deity or nymph of the woods

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

dryades

plural of dryade

Anagrams

• yadders

Source: Wiktionary


DRYAD

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



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