wood nymph


wood nymph

noun

Definition of WOOD NYMPH

: a nymph living in woods —called also dryad

Examples of WOOD NYMPH

  1. <wood nymphs were usually conceived as being both beautiful and amorous>

First Known Use of WOOD NYMPH

1567

Related to WOOD NYMPH

Other Mythology and Folklore Terms

elysian, fay, muse, nimbus, phoenix

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