Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Silvas"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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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