What is the Latin word for wood nymph?

The usual Latin words for “wood nymph” are Dryas, Hamādryas. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“wood nymph” in Latin

Dryasa woodnymph, a dryad (a nymph whose life is bound up with that of her tree); a druidess HamādryasHamadryad, mother of the hamadryads (woodnymphs)

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

wood nymph

nympha silvae (☞ nympha silvicola is poetical): dryas: hamadryas (a tree nymph).

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What is the Latin word for wood nymph?: The usual Latin words for “wood nymph” are Dryas, Hamādryas. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.