Definitions for naiadˈneɪ æd, -əd, ˈnaɪ-; -əˌdiz
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
nai•adˈneɪ æd, -əd, ˈnaɪ-; -əˌdiz(n.)(pl.)-ads, -a•des
(in Greek myth) any of a group of nymphs presiding over rivers and springs.
Category: Mythology
the aquatic nymph of certain insects, as the dragonfly or mayfly.
Category: Entomology
any of several aquatic plants of the genus Najas and family Najadaceae, having narrow opposite leaves and solitary flowers.
Category: Plants
Origin of naiad:
1610–20; < L Nāïad- (s. of Nāïas) < Gk Nāïás a water nymph
Princeton's WordNet
naiad, water nymph(noun)
submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers; of fresh or brackish water
naiad(noun)
(Greek mythology) a nymph of lakes and springs and rivers and fountains
Wiktionary
naiad(Noun)
A female deity (nymph) associated with water, especially a spring, stream, or other fresh water.
naiad(Noun)
The aquatic larva (nymph) of a dragonfly or damselfly.
Origin: naias, from Ναϊάς, from νάειν.
Webster Dictionary
Naiad(noun)
a water nymph; one of the lower female divinities, fabled to preside over some body of fresh water, as a lake, river, brook, or fountain
Naiad(noun)
any species of a tribe (Naiades) of freshwater bivalves, including Unio, Anodonta, and numerous allied genera; a river mussel
Naiad(noun)
one of a group of butterflies. See Nymph
Naiad(noun)
any plant of the order Naiadaceae, such as eelgrass, pondweed, etc
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