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silvicolous

silvicolous adjective: growing in woodlands.

Adjective

silvicolous (comparative more silvicolous, superlative most silvicolous)

  1. Growing in woodlands.

Forms of silvicolous

comparativemore silvicolous
superlativemost silvicolous

Origin of silvicolous

From Latin silva (“forest”) + -colous.

Questions about silvicolous

What does silvicolous mean?
Silvicolous means growing in woodlands.
What part of speech is silvicolous?
Silvicolous is an adjective.

Words near silvicolous in the dictionary

  1. silvialite
  2. silvic acid
  3. silvical
  4. silvicide
  5. silvicides
  6. silvicolous
  7. silvics
  8. silvicultural
  9. silviculturally
  10. silviculture
  11. silvicultures

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