as in nymph
a mythical goddess represented as a young girl and said to live outdoors the ancients believed that hamadryads adopted particular trees as their permanent dwelling places

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Noun
  • After hatching, the immature cicadas or nymphs spend 17 or 13 years underground, feeding on roots, then emerge during the spring and transform into adult cicadas.
    Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 22 June 2025
  • Inspectors observed insect droppings and nymphs on the floor of the kitchen.
    Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 June 2025
Noun
  • On the road, Pearce has seen entire families come dressed in matching mermaid outfits and others in tutus.
    Katie Bain, Billboard, 13 June 2025
  • Hough’s pristine ivory look featured a tulle mermaid skirt reminiscent of the kind worn by Marilyn Monroe, Diana Dors and Vera Ellen in the 1940s and ‘50s.
    Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 9 June 2025
Noun
  • Having regained his health, Geralt heads off with Jaskier and the dryad Milva to find Ciri, following a little skirmish with some power-mad guards.
    Nick Romano, EW.com, 27 July 2023
  • Merlin and Cosmo are both in their 30s, with dark curly hair and similarly rangy builds, though Merlin’s face is more delicate, as though a distant ancestor might have been part elf or dryad.
    Jennifer Kahn, New York Times, 8 June 2023
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“Hamadryad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hamadryad. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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