sylvatic

[ sil-vat-ik ]

adjective

1. sylvan.

sylvatic

/ sɪlˈvætɪk /

adjective

1. growing, living, or occurring in a wood or beneath a tree Alsosylvestralsɪlˈvɛstrəl

Word History and Origins

Origin of sylvatic¹

1650–60; < Latin silvāticus, equivalent to silv ( a ) silva + -āticus ( -ate ¹, -ic )