Hesperides /hɛˈspɛɹɪdiːz/ noun[plural only]3 •A group of nymphs who tend a blissful garden filled with trees that grew golden apples in a far western corner of the world, located in Libya or the Atlas Mountains in North Africa at the edge of the encircling Oceanus; they are said to be the daughters of Hesperus. •The garden of the Hesperides. •(figurative) A paradisaical land of plenty, especially one in the far West.