Naiad

['naɪæd]

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

(noun.) submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers; of fresh or brackish water.

Checker: Wilbur--From WordNet

(n.) 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.

(n.) Any species of a tribe (Naiades) of freshwater bivalves, including Unio, Anodonta, and numerous allied genera; a river mussel.

(n.) One of a group of butterflies. See Nymph.

(n.) Any plant of the order Naiadaceae, such as eelgrass, pondweed, etc.

Inputed by Cleo

n. (Myth.) Water-nymph.

Edited by Everett

n. a water-nymph or a goddess presiding over rivers and springs:—pl. Nai′ades.

Edited by Edward

Inputed by Barnard