silvas

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silvas - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
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  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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