Hypertext Webster Gateway: "sylva"
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)
Sylva \Syl"va\, n.; pl. {Sylv[ae]}. [L. sylva, better silva, a
wood. See {Silva}.] (Bot.)
Same as {Silva}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
sylva
n : the forest trees growing in a country or region [syn: {silva}]
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