Sil"van (?), a. [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.
Sil"van, n. (Old Chem.) See
Sylvanium. [Obs.]
Sil"van (?), a. [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.
Sil"van, n. (Old Chem.) See
Sylvanium. [Obs.]
