The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Dryad \Dry"ad\, n. [L. dryas, pl. dryades, Gr. ?, pl. ?, fr. ? oak, tree. See Tree.] (Class. Myth.) A wood nymph; a nymph whose life was bound up with that of her tree. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
dryad n 1: a deity or nymph of the woods [syn: dryad, wood nymph]