Dryad
Dryad noun - A mythical goddess represented as a young girl and said to live outdoors.
Usage example: dryads were said to live within trees, their lives ending when the life of the tree ended
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Hamadryad
Hamadryad noun - A mythical goddess represented as a young girl and said to live outdoors.
Usage example: the ancients believed that hamadryads adopted particular trees as their permanent dwelling places
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Hamadryad and Dryad. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dryad/hamadryad
Dryad & Hamadryad. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/dryad/hamadryad>.
Hamadryad or Dryad. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/dryad/hamadryad.
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