Hercynian

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hercynian \Her*cyn"i*an\, a. [L. Hercynia silva, Hercynius
     saltus, the Hercynian forest; cf. Gr. ? ?.]
     Of or pertaining to an extensive forest in Germany, of which
     there are still portions in Swabia and the Hartz mountains.
     [1913 Webster]