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Webster 1913 Edition
Naiad
Na′iad
(nā′yăd; 277)
, Noun.
[L.
naias
, -adis
, naïs
, -idis
, a water nymph, Gr ναϊάς
, ναῒς
, fr. νάειν
to flow: cf. F. naïade
. Cf. Naid
.] 1.
(Myth.)
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.
2.
(Zool.)
Any species of a tribe (
Naiades
) of freshwater bivalves, including Unio
, Anodonta
, and numerous allied genera; a river mussel. 4.
(Bot.)
Any plant of the order
Naiadaceae
, such as eelgrass, pondweed, etc. Webster 1828 Edition
Naiad
NAIAD
,Noun.
1.
In mythology, a water nymph; a deity that presides over rivers and springs.