Dry'ad, n.
n. [Lat. dryas, pl. dryades, Gr. δρυάς, pl. δρυάδες, from δρῦς, oak, tree.] (Myth.) A female deity or nymph of the woods; a nymph supposed to preside over woods.
n. [Lat. dryas, pl. dryades, Gr. δρυάς, pl. δρυάδες, from δρῦς, oak, tree.] (Myth.) A female deity or nymph of the woods; a nymph supposed to preside over woods.