Category:Silvan

Sil"van, a. Etym: [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.]

Defn: 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.

Silvan Sil"van, n. (old chem.)

Defn: see sylvanium. [obs.]