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1. (adj.) sylvan
of, pertaining to, or inhabiting the woods.
2. sylvan
consisting of or abounding in woods or trees; wooded; woody.
3. sylvan
made of trees, branches, boughs, etc.
Etymology: (1555–65; < L sylvānus, sp. var. of silvānus=silv(a) forest +-ānus -an1)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) sylvan, silvan
a spirit that lives in or frequents the woods
2. (adj) sylvan, silvan
relating to or characteristic of wooded regions
"a shady sylvan glade"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) sylvan
of or pertaining to a sylva; forestlike; hence, rural; rustic
2. (adj) sylvan
abounding in forests or in trees; woody
3. (adj) sylvan
a fabled deity of the wood; a satyr; a faun; sometimes, a rustic
4. (noun) sylvan
a liquid hydrocarbon obtained together with furfuran (tetrol) by the distillation of pine wood; -- called also methyl tetrol, or methyl furfuran
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