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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Sylva \Syl"va\, n.; pl. Sylv[ae]. [L. sylva, better silva, a wood. See Silva.]

(Bot.) Same as Silva.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)