dryad

• Substantiv, das eine Baum- oder Waldnymphe bzw. einen Baumgeist in der griechischen Mythologie bezeichnet, der in Bäumen und Wäldern lebt und sie beschützt.

A noun referring to a tree nymph or spirit in Greek mythology, believed to inhabit and protect trees and forests.

1. Tree nymphC2formal

   A mythological spirit or nymph that inhabits trees, especially oak trees, in Greek mythology.

   Dryade

   • The ancient Greeks believed that a dryad lived within each oak tree.
   • In the story, the dryad emerged from the tree to speak to the traveler.
   • The forest was said to be protected by a council of dryads.

   Synonymehamadryadwood nymph