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]
Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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