Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Silvan"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Silvan \Sil"van\, a. [L. silva, less correctly sylva, a wood or
grove, perh. akin to Gr. "y`lh; cf. L. Silvanus Silvanus the
god of woods: cf. F. sylvain silvan. Cf. {Savage}.]
Of or pertaining to woods; composed of woods or groves;
woody. [Written also {sylvan}.]
Betwixt two rows of rocks, a silvan scene Appears
above, and groves forever green. --Dryden.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Silvan \Sil"van\, n. (Old Chem.)
See {Sylvanium}. [Obs.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
silvan
adj : relating to or characteristic of wooded regions; "a shady
sylvan glade" [syn: {sylvan}]
n : a spirit that lives in or frequents the woods [syn: {sylvan}]
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