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sil·va
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ˈsɪl
və
/
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sil
-v
uh
]
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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;
<
Neo-Latin,
special use of
Latin
silva
woodland
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silva
(ˈsɪlvə)
—
n
a variant spelling of
sylva
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sylva
or
silva
(ˈsɪlvə)
—
n
,
pl
-vas
,
-vae
the trees growing in a particular region
[C17: Latin
silva
a wood]
silva
or
silva
(ˈsɪlvə, -viː)
—
n
[C17: Latin
silva
a wood]
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