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Define the word Dryad

"Dryad" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"

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]

"dryad" wn "WordNet (r) 2.0"

dryad
     n : a deity or nymph of the woods [syn: wood nymph]
     [also: dryades (pl)]