sylvagen.
/ˈsɪlvɪdʒ/ rare.
Woody growth, boscage.
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tuft1555
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rush1822
puckerbrush1867
a1774 O. Goldsmith Ess. xxi, in Misc. Wks. (1895) 345/1 The brook assumed a natural sylvage; and the rocks were covered with moss.
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