NAIADES

NAIAD

naiad

(noun) (Greek mythology) a nymph of lakes and springs and rivers and fountains

naiad, water nymph

(noun) submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers; of fresh or brackish water

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

naiades

plural of naiad

Anagrams

• Adenias, Sadeian, daseian

Source: Wiktionary


NAIAD

Na"iad, n. Etym: [L. naias, -adis, naĆÆs, -idis, a water nymph, Gr naĆÆade. Cf. Naid.]

1. (Myth.)

Definition: A water nymph; one of the lower female divinities, fabled to preside over some body of fresh water, as a lake, river, brook, or fountain.

2. (Zoƶl.)

Definition: Any species of a tribe (Naiades) of freshwater bivalves, including Unio, Anodonta, and numerous allied genera; a river mussel.

3. (Zoƶl)

Definition: One of a group of butterflies. See Nymph.

4. (Bot.)

Definition: Any plant of the order NaiadaceƦ, such as eelgrass, pondweed, etc.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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