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naiad

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: naiad

1
 n
(Greek mythology) a nymph of lakes and springs and rivers and fountains
2
 n
submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers; of fresh or brackish water
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: naiad
1

n (Greek mythology) a nymph of lakes and springs and rivers and fountains

Type of:
water nymph
(Greek mythology) any nymph of the water
2

n submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers; of fresh or brackish water

Synonyms:
water nymph
Type of:
aquatic plant, hydrophyte, hydrophytic plant, water plant
a plant that grows partly or wholly in water whether rooted in the mud, as a lotus, or floating without anchorage, as the water hyacinth
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