silva

or syl·va

[ sil-vuh ]

noun

1. the forest trees of a particular area.
2. a descriptive flora of forest trees.

silva

/ ˈsɪlvə /

noun

1. See sylva
   a variant spelling of sylva

Word History and Origins

Origin of silva¹

1840–50; < New Latin, special use of Latin silva woodland

Example Sentences

That in itself was a huge innovation, but de Silva says access to markets is still a problem for everyone.

From The Daily Beast

Silva concludes that America is afflicted by the socio-optic condition of “colorblind racism.”

From The Daily Beast

Second and third: Neymar and Thiago Silva were absent, so Brazil had neither a goal-scorer on the night nor a notion of defense.

From The Daily Beast

But Silva, hapless Silva, got his merely for tangling with the Colombian goalkeeper in a clumsy melee of limbs.

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Colombia conceded a goal in only the seventh minute, off a Brazilian free kick that an unmarked Silva put coolly in the net.

From The Daily Beast

I am also advised as to what you say of the person of Don Geronimo de Silva, and the assistance which you have had from him.

From Project Gutenberg

And here, having confirmed his perception of the victim, Silva drove home the attack.

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Captain Silva had a reputation of the kind invaluable to a humorist; it assured him an audience.

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To the north only, the mountains of Viterbo, covered with a thick forest (silva Ciminia), formed a rampart against Etruria.

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At length when it was towards morning, de Silva passed the creek of Balyzupe with 500 men in 60 almadias or native boats.

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