silva

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/ˈsɪlvə/

noun

The forest trees of a particular area

Similar
sylva
OriginLatin silva →
CommonScrabble 8
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Meanings

silva1

nounsilva (plural silvas or silvae)

plural silvas · plural silvae · alternative sylva

  1. businessThe forest trees of a particular area

    The most interesting and striking features of the silva of California relate to its composition, the geographical distribution of the species and their biological history.

    1909, Willis Linn Jepson, The Trees of California, page 13

Silva2

proper noun
  1. A surname.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe forest trees growing in a country or region

Similar
sylva
Broader
forestwoodlandtimberland
Also see
sylva

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

silva · noun

  1. Latinsilva
  2. Englishsilva

Borrowed from Latin silva. Doublet of selva.

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Silva · proper noun

  1. PortugueseSilva
  2. PortugueseSilva
  3. EnglishSilva

Borrowed from Portuguese Silva.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

vilasAlvisSalviVasilLivasSlaviSliva
Cite this entry
APA

silva. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/silva

MLA

“silva.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/silva. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “silva,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/silva.

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