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Definition of Dryads
1. dryad [n] - See also: dryad
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dryads
Literary usage of Dryads
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Italian Garden: A Book of Songs by Agnes Mary Frances Robinson (1897)
"I " HE dryads dwell in Easter woods, 1 Though mortals may not see Hem ... And then
a gleam of white is seen Among the huge old ilex-houghs; The dryads love ..."
2. Plant Lore, Legends, and Lyrics: Embracing the Myths, Traditions by Richard Folkard (1884)
"The dryads were young and beautiful nymphs who were regarded as semi-goddesses.
Deriving their name from the Greek word drus, a tree, they were conceived to ..."
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