Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun naiad

2 senses of naiad

Sense 1
naiad, water nymph -- (submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers; of fresh or brackish water)
       => aquatic plant, water plant, hydrophyte, hydrophytic plant -- (a plant that grows partly or wholly in water whether rooted in the mud, as a lotus, or floating without anchorage, as the water hyacinth)

Sense 2
naiad -- ((Greek mythology) a nymph of lakes and springs and rivers and fountains)
       => water nymph -- ((Greek mythology) any nymph of the water)