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DRYAD (dryades)
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Irregular inflected form: dryades
Dictionary entry overview: What does dryad mean?
• DRYAD (noun)
The noun DRYAD has 1 sense:
1. a deity or nymph of the woods
Familiarity information: DRYAD used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A deity or nymph of the woods
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
dryad; wood nymph
Hypernyms ("dryad" is a kind of...):
nymph ((classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dryad"):
hamadryad (the nymph or spirit of a particular tree)
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