Silvas

2 definitions found

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

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

  Silvas \Sil"vas\or Selvas \Sel"vas\, n. pl. [L. silva a forest,
     Sp. selva.]
     Vast woodland plains of South America.
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