dryad

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | 150 words | Copyright

dryad wood nymph. XIV. — (O)F. dryade — L. Dryades, pl. of Dryas — Gr. Druádes, sg. Druás, f. drūs TREE; see -AD.

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