what does dryad mean
A dryad (/ËdraÉª.aed/ ; Ã¦d: GREEK, Î´ÏÏÎ¬Î´ÎµÏ .: SING) Î´ÏÏÎ¬Ï is a tree, nymph or tree, spirit In greek. Mythology In greek drys signifies.. Oak, thus dryads are specifically the nymphs of oak, trees though the term has come to be used for all tree nymphs in. generalhese were the hamadryads who were an integral part of their trees, such that if the tree died, the hamadryad associated with it died as well. For these reasons, dryads and the Greek gods punished any mortals who harmed trees without first propitiating the tree-nymphs.