limoniad

English

Alternative forms

• leimoniad, limnade, limniad

Etymology

Latin limoniades, plural, Ancient Greek λειμωνιάδες (leimōniádes), from λειμών (leimṓn, “meadow”).

Noun

limoniad (plural limoniads)

1. (Greek mythology) A meadow nymph.

References

• “limoniad”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.