silva

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsɪlvə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sil′və)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
sil•va  (sil′və),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Ecologythe forest trees of a particular area.
  2. Ecologya descriptive flora of forest trees.
Also, sylva. 
  • Neo-Latin, special use of Latin silva woodland
  • 1840–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
silva / ˈsɪlvə/
  1. a variant spelling of sylva
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
syl•va  (sil′və),USA pronunciation n. 
    1. silva.
    • Latin

Syl•va  (sil′və; Rum. sēl′vä),USA pronunciation n. 
    Car•men  (kär′mən; Rum. kär′men),USA pronunciation pen name of Elizabeth, queen of Rumania.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
sylva, silva / ˈsɪlvə/ ( -vas, -vae / -viː/)
  1. the trees growing in a particular region
Etymology: 17th Century: Latin silva a wood
'silva' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Andrada e Silva - Cavaco Silva - Eusebio - Silvanus - Velázquez - andradite - feijoa - forest - hercynite - savage - selva - silvicolous - silviculture - sylph - sylva - sylvan - sylvatic - sylviculture

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