Definition of Sylva

1. Noun. The forest trees growing in a country or region.

Exact synonyms: Silva
Generic synonyms: Forest, Timber, Timberland, Woodland

Definition of Sylva

1. n. Same as Silva.

Definition of Sylva

1. Noun. (alternative spelling of silva) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Sylva

1. the forest trees of an area [n -VAS or -VAE]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sylva

syllogizes
syllogizing
sylph
sylphic
sylphid
sylphide
sylphides
sylphids
sylphier
sylphiest
sylphine
sylphish
sylphlike
sylphs
sylphy
sylva (current term)
sylvae
sylvan
sylvaner
sylvaners
sylvanite
sylvanites
sylvanium
sylvans
sylvas
sylvate
sylvates
sylvatic
sylvia
sylvias

Literary usage of Sylva

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern by Charles Dudley Warner (1896)
"CARMEN sylva (ELIZABETH, QUEEN OF ROUMANIA) (1843-) 'ARMEN sylva, the charming pen-name of the poet-queen of Roumania, is a reminiscence of the forests of ..."

2. Book Auction Records by Frank Karslake (1905)
"Evelyn (John) sylva, or a Discourse of Forest Trees, 1st Edn., mor. ex., ge by Riviere, ... Esq., Evelyn (J.) sylva, or Discourse of Forest Trees, port, ..."

3. Handbook of Universal Literature from the Best and Latest Authorities by Anne Charlotte Lynch Botta (1888)
"Carmen sylva. THE kingdom of Roumania, composed of the principalities of ... "Carmen sylva," the nom de plume of the beautiful and ifted queen of that ..."

4. Essays on German Literature by Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen (1892)
"X. "CARMEN sylva" IN a certain sense, all writing is autobiographical, as it reveals ... When I say that " Carmen sylva," the Queen of Rumania, is a lyrist, ..."

5. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by H.W. Wilson Company (1916)
"Elizabeth Pauline—Continued Tribute to Carmen sylva, por R of Rs 53:606-7 Ellis, David Iron-bacteria. Sei Am S 82:124-6, 140-1 Ag My '16 Elk Elks in the ..."

6. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern by Charles Dudley Warner (1896)
"CARMEN sylva (ELIZABETH, QUEEN OF ROUMANIA) (1843-) 'ARMEN sylva, the charming pen-name of the poet-queen of Roumania, is a reminiscence of the forests of ..."

7. Book Auction Records by Frank Karslake (1905)
"Evelyn (John) sylva, or a Discourse of Forest Trees, 1st Edn., mor. ex., ge by Riviere, ... Esq., Evelyn (J.) sylva, or Discourse of Forest Trees, port, ..."

8. Handbook of Universal Literature from the Best and Latest Authorities by Anne Charlotte Lynch Botta (1888)
"Carmen sylva. THE kingdom of Roumania, composed of the principalities of ... "Carmen sylva," the nom de plume of the beautiful and ifted queen of that ..."

9. Essays on German Literature by Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen (1892)
"X. "CARMEN sylva" IN a certain sense, all writing is autobiographical, as it reveals ... When I say that " Carmen sylva," the Queen of Rumania, is a lyrist, ..."

10. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by H.W. Wilson Company (1916)
"Elizabeth Pauline—Continued Tribute to Carmen sylva, por R of Rs 53:606-7 Ellis, David Iron-bacteria. Sei Am S 82:124-6, 140-1 Ag My '16 Elk Elks in the ..."

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