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noun

silva

SIHL-vuh
noun
1
(formal) The trees of a particular forest or region, considered collectively.
"The report catalogued the native silva of the mountain range."

How to Use Silva

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA formal term for all the trees growing in a given area.

Word Forms

silvas plural, silvae plural

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The report catalogued the native _____ of the mountain range.

Etymology

Borrowed directly from Latin silva, "forest, woodland."

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