silva n 1: the forest trees growing in a country or region [syn: {silva}, {sylva}]
Silva \Sil"va\, n.; pl. E. {Silvas}, L. {Silvae}. [L., properly, a wood, forest.] [Written also {sylva}.] (Bot.) (a) The forest trees of a region or country, considered collectively. (b) A description or history of the forest trees of a country. [1913 Webster]