'Silvas' definitions:

Definition of 'Silvas'

From: GCIDE
  • Silvas \Sil"vas\or Selvas \Sel"vas\, n. pl. [L. silva a forest, Sp. selva.] Vast woodland plains of South America. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Silvas'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]