Dryad
Pronunciation : Dry"ad
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. dryas, pl. dryades, Gr. Tree.] (Class. Myth.)
Definition : Defn: A wood nymph; a nymph whose life was bound up with that of her tree.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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