tree nymph

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

tree +‎ nymph

Noun[edit]

tree nymph (plural tree nymphs)

  1. (Greek mythology) In Greek myth, a female tree spirit; a dryad.
  2. Any of various pierid butterflies of the Asian genus Idea.
  3. Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the African genus Sevenia.