/sil"veuhn/ , adj.
1. of, pertaining to, or inhabiting the woods.
2. consisting of or abounding in woods or trees; wooded; woody: a shady, sylvan glade.
3. made of trees, branches, boughs, etc.
n.
4. a person dwelling in a woodland region.
5. a mythical deity or spirit of the woods.
Also, silvan .
[ 1555-65; sylvanus, sp. var. of SILVANUS, equiv. to silv ( a ) forest + -anus -AN ]