selva
a tropical rainforest, as that in the Amazon basin of South America.
Origin of selva
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How to use selva in a sentence
The bells became silent, and Signora selva, fixing her blue eyes on her husband's eager gaze, offered him her lips.
The Saint | Antonio FogazzaroThey came to selva when he was passing through a dark crisis, a bitter struggle, which need not be related here.
The Saint | Antonio Fogazzaroselva himself seemed slightly annoyed, because unanimity of opinion on certain fundamental principles was surely necessary.
The Saint | Antonio FogazzaroThe light was fading in Giovanni selva's study, and on the little table covered with books and papers.
The Saint | Antonio Fogazzaroselva felt that the souls which had been united by a first impulse were drifting apart again.
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British Dictionary definitions for 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
Origin of selva
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