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Sylvan

Sylvan Meaning & Definition
Sylvan Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Sylvan?

[n] a spirit that lives in or frequents the woods
[adj] relating to or characteristic of wooded regions; "a shady sylvan glade"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Sylvan: silvan | silvan | wooded

Related Terms | Find terms related to Sylvan:

See Also | disembodied spirit | spirit

Sylvan In Webster's Dictionary

\Syl"van\, a. [See {Silvan}, a.] 1. Of or pertaining to a sylva; forestlike; hence, rural; rustic. The traditional memory of a rural and a sylvan region . . . is usually exact as well as tenacious. --De Quincey. 2. Abounding in forests or in trees; woody.
\Syl"van\, n. [L. Sylvanus, better Silvanus. See {Silvan}, a.] A fabled deity of the wood; a satyr; a faun; sometimes, a rustic. Her private orchards, walled on every side, To lawless sylvans all access denied. --Pope.
\Syl"van\, n. [Sylva + furfuran.] (Chem.) 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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