English Dictionary: Silvas | by the DICT Development Group |
2 results for 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. |