selva

Meaning

Heavily forested ground in the Amazon basin.

Synonyms

tropical rain forest

hylaea

tropical rain forestry

equatorial forest

Translations

selva

floresta tropical húmida

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈsɛlvə/
Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese selva, from Latin silva. Doublet of silva.

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