dryad

• Существительное, обозначающее древесную нимфу или духа в греческой мифологии, который, как считалось, обитает и защищает деревья и леса.

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.

   Дриада

   • 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.

   Синонимыhamadryadwood nymph