Dryad

Dryad
Dryad Dry"ad, n. [L. dryas, pl. dryades, Gr. ?, pl. ?, fr. ? oak, tree. See {Tree}.] (Class. Myth.) A wood nymph; a nymph whose life was bound up with that of her tree. [1913 Webster]

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  • Dryad — A dryad is a naiad, or water nymph, with a towel. A naiad is inclined to be wet, whereas, once she has dried off, she becomes a dryad …   Dictionary of american slang

  • dryad — UK [ˈdraɪæd] / US [ˈdraɪˌæd] / US [ˈdraɪəd] noun [countable] Word forms dryad : singular dryad plural dryads in ancient Greek literature, a female spirit who lives in trees …   English dictionary

  • dryad — noun Etymology: Latin dryad , dryas, from Greek, from drys tree more at tree Date: 14th century wood nymph …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • dryad — driada statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Erškėtinių (Rosaceae) šeimos augalų gentis (Dryas). atitikmenys: lot. Dryas angl. dryad; mountain avens vok. Silberwurz rus. дриада lenk. dębik …   Dekoratyvinių augalų vardynas

  • Dryad (repository) — Dryad is a disciplinary repository for data underlying peer reviewed articles in the basic and applied biosciences, including biomedicine. Dryad aims to allow scientists to validate published findings, explore new analysis methodologies, re… …   Wikipedia

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