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syl⋅va

[sil-vuh]
–noun
silva.

Origin:
< L

Syl⋅va

[sil-vuh; Rom. seel-vah]
–noun
Car⋅men [kahr-muhn; Rom. kahr-men] , pen name of Elizabeth, queen of Romania.

sil⋅va

[sil-vuh]
–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.]
syl·va   (sĭl'və)   
n.  Variant of silva.
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