Found 2 items, similar to naiad.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: naiad naiad n 1: submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers; of fresh or brackish water [syn: water nymph] 2: (Greek mythology) a nymph of lakes and springs and rivers and fountains [also: naiades (pl)]
English → English (gcide) Definition: naiad nymph \nymph\ (n[i^]mf), n. [L. nympha nymph, bride, young woman, Gr. ny`mfh: cf. F. nymphe. Cf. Nuptial.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Class. Myth.) A goddess of the mountains, forests, meadows, or waters. [1913 Webster] Where were ye, nymphs, when the remorseless deep Closed o'er the head of your loved Lycidas? --Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence: A lovely young girl; a maiden; a damsel. [1913 Webster] Nymph, in thy orisons Be all my sins remembered. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. (Zo["o]l.) The pupa of an insect; a chrysalis. [1913 Webster] 4. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of a subfamily (Najades) of butterflies including the purples, the fritillaries, the peacock butterfly, etc.; -- called also naiad. [1913 Webster]