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dryad noun. . LME.
[Old & mod. French dryade from Latin Dryades pl. of Dryas from Greek Druas, Druades, from drus tree: see -AD1.]
Classical Mythology. A nymph supposed to inhabit trees, a wood nymph.
transf.: Byron The palm, the loftiest dryad of the woods.
dry'adic adjective L19.