Definition of "selva" []

• A dense tropical rain forest usually having a cloud cover, especially one in the Amazon Basin. (noun)

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• "Angeli_, 3, 10, 15, 16, etc. _La selva d 'un luogo deserto del val di Spoleto_ (Carceri?), 4; _selva di Forano_, 42. _di"
• "Don Octavio made it back to Guadalajara just fine having done his share to deforst the selva."
• "Terreno en la selva incluido en un importante proyecto ecológico avalado y protegido por SEMARNAT."