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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Silvan \Sil"van\, adjective [L. silva, less correctly sylva, a wood or grove, perh. akin to Gr. "y'lh; cf. L. Silvanus Silvanus the god of woods: cf. F. sylvain silvan. Cf. {Savage}.] Of or pertaining to woods; composed of woods or groves; woody. [Written also {sylvan}.]
Betwixt two rows of rocks, a silvan scene Appears above, and groves forever green. --Dryden.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Silvan \Sil"van\, noun (Old Chem.) See {Sylvanium}. [Obs.]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
silvan
adjective: relating to or characteristic of wooded regions; "a shady sylvan glade" [syn: {sylvan}]
noun: a spirit that lives in or frequents the woods [syn: {sylvan}]
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