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sylva

 

  4  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Sylva  \Syl"va\,  n.;  pl  {Sylv[ae]}.  [L.  sylva,  better  silva,  a 
  wood.  See  {Silva}.]  (Bot.) 
  Same  as  {Silva}. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  sylva 
  n  :  the  forest  trees  growing  in  a  country  or  region  [syn:  {silva}] 
 
  From  U.S.  Gazetteer  (1990)  [gazetteer]: 
 
  Sylva,  NC  (town,  FIPS  66500) 
  Location:  35.37436  N,  83.22277  W 
  Population  (1990):  1809  (899  housing  units) 
  Area:  5.9  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water) 
  Zip  code(s):  28779




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