silvicolous

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adjective

Growing in woodlands.

OriginLatin silva →
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Meanings

adjectivesilvicolous (comparative more silvicolous, superlative most silvicolous)

comparative more silvicolous · superlative most silvicolous

  1. Growing in woodlands.

Origin

  1. Latinsilva“forest”
  2. Englishsilvicolous

From Latin silva (“forest”) + -colous.

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APA

silvicolous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/silvicolous

MLA

“silvicolous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/silvicolous. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “silvicolous,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/silvicolous.

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