silva

ˈsɪlvə

silvae

Definition

Definition of silva - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

forestry

TECH.

forest trees of a specific area

TECH.

The silva of the Amazon is diverse.

forest

woodland

literature

Dated

compilation of literature or writings

Dated

The professor referred to the silva of medieval texts during the lecture..

anthology

collection

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Origin of silva

Latin, silva (forest)

Examples of silva in a sentence

Researchers are studying the silva to understand climate change.
The library's silva includes rare manuscripts.
She contributed to the silva with her latest research paper.

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French:peuplement forestier, recueil littéraire, ...
German:Waldbaumarten, Literatursammlung, ...
Italian:bosco, silva, ...
Spanish:silva, compilación literaria, ...
Portuguese:floresta, antologia, ...
Chinese:森林, 文集, ...
Japanese:森林, 文学集, ...
Arabic:أشجار الغابة, مَجْمُوعة أَدَبِيّة, ...
Hebrew:יַעַר, אֲסֻפָּה, ...
Russian:леса, литературный сборник, ...
Ukrainian:ліс, збірка літератури, ...
Hindi:सिल्वा, साहित्य संग्रह, ...
Bengali:বনসম্পদ, সাহিত্য সংকলন, ...
Catalan:bosc, compilació de literatura, ...
Czech:silva, sborník, ...
Danish:skov, litteratursamling, ...
Dutch:bos, literatuurverzameling, ...
Greek:δασική βλάστηση, συλλογή λογοτεχνίας, ...
Hungarian:erdőség, gyűjtemény, ...
Khmer:ដើមឈើព្រៃនៅតំបន់ជាក់លាក់មួយ, កម្រងអក្សរសិល្ប៍ ឬសំណេរ, ...
Korean:산림, 문학 모음집, ...
Persian:جنگل‌های, مجموعه ادبیات, ...
Polish:drzewa, kompilacja literatury, ...
Portuguese (BR):flora, antologia, ...
Romanian:silva, compilație de literatură, ...
Swedish:skog, litteraturkompendium, ...
Thai:ป่าไม้, การรวบรวมวรรณกรรม, ...
Turkish:orman örtüsü, edebiyat derlemesi, ...
Vietnamese:cây rừng, tuyển tập văn học, ...

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