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Definition of Dryads

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.

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- dryads and the Gr**** gods punished any mortal who harmed trees without first propitiating the tree-nymphs. (****ociated with Oak trees) The dryads of...
- 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...
- 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...
- Jean-Marie Leclair Dryads, composition for voice and orchestra by John Bevan Baker Dryads and Pan from Myths by Karol Szymanowski Dryad, collection of stories...
- 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...
- mythology, Erato (/ˈɛrətoʊ/; Ancient Gr****: Ἐρατώ "desired" or "lovely") was a dryad. She was the priestess and prophetess of the god Pan, verses were attributed...
- 19th century sealers. The feature is named after the Dryads, tree nymphs in Gr**** mythology. Dryad Lake is situated on the west side of Elephant Point...