Noun: silva
| Singular | silva |
| Plural | silvas; silvae |
Sample Sentences
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The most interesting and striking features of the silva of California relate to its composition, the geographical distribution of the species and their biological history. [1909, Willis Linn Jepson, The Trees of California, page 13:]
Nouns inflected like silva
palestra,
sarisa,
samara,
schola,
Banff Springs physa,
exumbrella,
bildungsroman,
turritella,
Sir David's long-beaked echidna,
comatula,
nanoantenna,
retinula,
pyrexia,
mesoamygdala,
planetary nebula,
saxicava,
Bildungsroman,
billboard antenna,
structural formula,
babesia, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin silva. Doublet of selva. See: Latin Nouns '
silva'.