dryad
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++dry·ad /ˈdraɪæd/ noun [countable] RFa female spirit who lives in a tree, in ancient Greek stories 林中女仙〔古希腊神话中的树神〕
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dryad• Several hundred dryads were clustered at the other end of the hall.• Pan, seated on his grassy bank, leading the naiads and the dryads where he will.• The rest of the dryads began a low chant.• The rest of the dryads were also backing away.• But why were there dryads at all?Origin dryad (1300-1400) Latin Greek, from drys “tree”dry·ad nounChineseSyllable
who lives ancient a in female a in spirit tree, Corpus
dryad
dry‧ad /ˈdraɪæd/
noun [countable]
dry‧ad /ˈdraɪæd/
noun [countable] Date: 1300-1400
Language: Latin
Origin: Greek, from drys 'tree'
a female spirit who lives in a tree, in ancient Greek stories
Language: Latin
Origin: Greek, from drys 'tree'