tree nymph

English

Etymology

From tree +‎ nymph.

Noun

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.
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