dryadic
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dryad — dryadic /druy ad ik/, adj. /druy euhd, ad/, n., pl. dryads, dryades / euh deez /. (often cap.) Class. Myth. a deity or nymph of the woods. Cf. hamadryad. [1545 55; extracted from Gk Dryádes, pl. of DRYÁS, deriv. of dry(s) tree, oak] * * * or … Universalium
dryad — /ˈdraɪəd/ (say druyuhd), / æd/ (say ad) noun (plural dryads or dryades /ˈdraɪədiz/ (say druyuhdeez)) (often upper case) in Greek mythology, a deity or nymph of the woods; a nymph supposedly residing in trees or presiding over woods. {Latin Dryas… …
dryad — n. wood nymph. ♦ dryadic, a … Dictionary of difficult words
dryad — [drī′ad΄, drī′əd] n. pl. dryads or dryades [drī′ə dēz΄] [L dryas (gen. dryadis) < Gr < drys, an oak, TREE] [also D ] Gr. & Rom. Myth. any of the nymphs living in trees; wood nymph dryadic [drī ad′ik] adj … English World dictionary
