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Definition of Dryad

Dryad
Dryad Dry"ad, n. [L. dryas, pl. dryades, Gr. ?, pl. ?, fr. ? oak, tree. See Tree.] (Class. Myth.) A wood nymph; a nymph whose life was bound up with that of her tree.

Meaning of Dryad from wikipedia

- A dryad (/ˈdraɪ.æd/; Gr****: Δρυάδες, sing.: Δρυάς) is a tree nymph or tree spirit in Gr**** mythology. Drys (δρῦς) signifies "oak" in Gr****. Dryads were...
- The DRYAD Numeral Cipher/Authentication System (KTC 1400 D) is a simple, paper cryptographic system emplo**** by the U.S. military for authentication and...
- Dryades is a genus of flowering plants in family Rutaceae. It includes five species native to eastern and southern Brazil. Five species are currently...
- A dryad is a form of mythological Gr**** nymph ****ociated with trees. Dryad may also refer to: HMS Dryad, any one of several ships of the Royal Navy Dryad-class...
- Eight ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Dryad, after the tree nymphs of Gr**** mythology. HMS Dryad (1795) was a 36-gun fifth rate launched in 1795...
- Dryad was a research project at Microsoft Research for a general purpose runtime for execution of data parallel applications. The research prototypes...
- Dryad is an international open-access repository of research data, especially data underlying scientific and medical publications (mainly of evolutionary...
- The Dryad(s) may refer to: Die Dryaden or The Dryads, ballet composed by Ludwig Minkus Dryadi or The Dryad, a composition by Jean Sibelius for orchestra...
- Operation Dryad was a raid on the Casquets lighthouse in the Channel Islands by British Commandos during World War II. The Commandos captured the lighthouse...
- squamosus is a basidiomycete bracket fungus, with common names including dryad's saddle and pheasant's back mushroom. It has a widespread distribution,...