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selva (sel′və)

noun

a tropical rain forest, esp. in South America

Etymology: Sp & Port, forest < L silva: see silva

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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