silvan Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a spirit that lives in or frequents the woods
    sylvan.
  2. adjective satellite relating to or characteristic of wooded regions
    sylvan.
    • a shady sylvan glade

WordNet

Sil"van adjective
Etymology
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.
Definitions
  1. 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 noun
Definitions
  1. (Old Chem.) See Sylvanium. Obs.

Webster 1913