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Definition of dryad noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

dryad

noun
 
/ˈdraɪæd/
 
/ˈdraɪæd/
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  1. (in stories) a female spirit who lives in a tree
    Word Originvia Old French and Latin from Greek druas, druad- ‘tree nymph’, from drus ‘tree’.
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