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sil⋅va

  [sil-vuh]
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–noun
1. the forest trees of a particular area.
2. a descriptive flora of forest trees.
Also, sylva.

Origin:
1840–50; < NL, special use of L silva woodland
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sil·va also syl·va   (sĭl'və)   
n.   pl. sil·vas also syl·vas or sil·vae also syl·vae (-vē)
  1. The trees or forests of a region.
  2. A written work on the trees or forests of a region.

[Latin, forest.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Silva

Sil"va\, n.; pl. E. Silvas, L. Silvae. [L., properly, a wood, forest.] [Written also sylva.] (Bot.) (a) The forest trees of a region or country, considered collectively. (b) A description or history of the forest trees of a country.
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