selva

[ sel-vuh ]

/ ˈsɛl və /

a tropical rain forest, as that in the Amazon basin of South America.

Origin of selva

1840–50; < Brazilian Portuguese; Portuguese: forest < Latin silva

sellotape, sellout, selma, selsyn, seltzer, selva, selvage, selves, selye, selznick, sem

They walked in silence, and with bare heads, although it was raining; Selva as the others.

The Saint |Antonio Fogazzaro
Di Leyn knew of this desire, for Selva had mentioned it to him.

The Saint |Antonio Fogazzaro
Friso sêith that-er nêne prestera ner poppa forsta lyde ne mêi, men ik seg, hi ne mêi nimman lyda as him selva.

The Oera Linda Book |Anonymous
Then, as Selva continued silent, with the same pity in his eyes, a flash shot through her heart.

The Saint |Antonio Fogazzaro

The next day he asked me whether I had met Selva at Subiaco, and had read his books.

The Saint |Antonio Fogazzaro

selva

/ (ˈsɛlvə) /

dense equatorial forest, esp in the Amazon basin, characterized by tall broad-leaved evergreen trees, epiphytes, lianas, etc

a tract of such forest

C19: from Spanish and Portuguese, from Latin silva forest