Category:Naiad

Na"iad, n. Etym: [l. naias, -adis, naïs, -idis, a water nymph, gr Naïade. Cf. Naid.]

1. (myth.)

Defn: 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. (zoöl.)

Defn: any species of a tribe (naiades) of freshwater bivalves, Including unio, anodonta, and numerous allied genera; a river mussel.

3. (zoöl)

Defn: one of a group of butterflies. See nymph.

4. (bot.)

Defn: any plant of the order naiadaceæ, such as eelgrass, pondweed, Etc.