silva

sil·va also syl·va  (slv)

n. pl. sil·vas also syl·vas or sil·vae also syl·vae (-v)

1. The trees or forests of a region.

2. A written work on the trees or forests of a region.

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[Latin, forest.]

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silva [ˈsɪlvə]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) a variant spelling of sylva

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Sylva, Silva a collection of literary pieces or poems; a thesaurus of words or phrases, 1787; the trees of a particular region or period, collectively, 1846.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

silva - the forest trees growing in a country or region sylva timberland, woodland, forest, timber - land that is covered with trees and shrubs