Definitions for: Dryad

[n] a deity or nymph of the woods

Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: wood nymph

See Also: hamadryad, Napaea, Napea, nymph