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DRYAD

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: dryades   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A deity or nymph of the woods

Synonyms:

dryad; wood nymph

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

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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