silˈvänər, -van- noun
( -s )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: German sylvaner, silvaner, probably from Latin Sylvanus, Silvanus, god of woods and trees + German -er
1.
a. : a German white wine grape
b. : a Rhine wine made from such grapes
2.
a. : a California wine grape resembling the German Sylvaner
b. : a wine made from such grapes