What is another word for selva?
4 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ sˈɛlvə], [ sˈɛlvə], [ s_ˈɛ_l_v_ə]
The word "selva" typically refers to a dense, tropical forest. There are several synonyms for this word that could be used to provide variety in writing. "Jungle" is a common synonym, but other options include "rainforest," "woodland," "wilderness," and "thicket." These words all convey a similar sense of lush vegetation and a sense of wildness. Depending on the context, it may be more appropriate to use a synonym that specifically connotes a certain aspect of the selva, such as "canopy" to refer to the uppermost layer of trees, or "undergrowth" to describe the dense vegetation near the forest floor.
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How to use "Selva" in context?
The selva is a tropical rainforest that covers an area of around 160,000 km² in south east Brazil, as well as adjacent Paraguay, Uruguay and Argentina. Associated with the Atlantic Forest biome, the Selva is an important watershed and contains around a quarter of the world's remaining tropical rainforest.
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Proper noun, singular
jungle.
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Homophones for Selva:
- skylab, self, seal off, salp, sillabub, slub, slab, sea wolf, slave, social phobia, salve, salpa, syllabub, slop, sell up, slip by, silva, scale leaf, sylva, scallop, slip off, solve, sulpha, slow up, slob, sulfa, shelf, school phobia, scollop, shelve, sloop, swallow up, slippy, slap, sell off, slavey, scalp, shelvy, sleeve, saliva, slap-up, slip away, schlep, sick leave, slip up, sexual love, solfa, selloff, silvia, sleepy, slope, slaphappy, sea scallop, schoolboy, syllabify, ski slope, sleep, shelfy, sleep off, swell up, slipway, slip, slav, sloppy, sylph, salvia, shlep, slip-up, soil pipe, scale up, salvo, sclaff, solvay.
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rainforest, rain forest.
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