Definition
• | 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. |
• | Any species of a tribe (Naiades) of freshwater bivalves, including Unio, Anodonta, and numerous allied genera; a river mussel. |
• | One of a group of butterflies. See Nymph. |
• | Any plant of the order Naiadaceae, such as eelgrass, pondweed, etc. |