sylvatic

[ sil-vat-ik ]
/ sɪlˈvæt ɪk /

adjective

sylvan.

Origin of sylvatic

1650–60; < Latin silvāticus, equivalent to silv(a) silva + -āticus (see -ate1, -ic)

Words nearby sylvatic

sylvan, sylvaner, sylvania, sylvanite, sylvanus, sylvatic, sylvester, sylvester i, sylvester ii, sylvia, sylvian

British Dictionary definitions for sylvatic

sylvatic
/ (sɪlˈvætɪk) /

adjective

growing, living, or occurring in a wood or beneath a tree Also: sylvestral (sɪlˈvɛstrəl)