What does silvestre in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word silvestre in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use silvestre in Portuguese.

The word silvestre in Portuguese means forest, selvático, silvestre, florestal, silvestre, silvestre, florestal, silvestre, agreste, silvestre, carneiro silvestre, amora-silvestre, maçã silvestre, cenoura silvestre, rosa silvestre, morango silvestre, flor selvagem, parque ecológico. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word silvestre

forest

adjetivo (da selva, selvagem)

(noun as adjective: Describes another noun--for example, "boat race," "dogfood.")

selvático, silvestre

adjective (poetic (woodland)

(adjetivo: Modifica o sustantivo. Pode ser possessivo, numeral, demonstrativo ("casa grande", "mulher alta").)

florestal, silvestre

adjective (area, habitat: in the woods)

(adjetivo: Modifica o sustantivo. Pode ser possessivo, numeral, demonstrativo ("casa grande", "mulher alta").)
They built the log cabin in a woodland setting.

silvestre

adjective (growing uncultivated)

(adjetivo: Modifica o sustantivo. Pode ser possessivo, numeral, demonstrativo ("casa grande", "mulher alta").)
Costumávamos colher flores silvestres para nossa mãe.
We used to pick wild flowers for our mom.

florestal, silvestre, agreste

adjective (living in the woods)

(adjetivo: Modifica o sustantivo. Pode ser possessivo, numeral, demonstrativo ("casa grande", "mulher alta").)
Woodland animals include squirrels and badgers.

silvestre

adjective (literary (plant: wild)

(adjetivo: Modifica o sustantivo. Pode ser possessivo, numeral, demonstrativo ("casa grande", "mulher alta").)

carneiro silvestre

noun (US (North American large-horned sheep)

amora-silvestre

noun (UK, often plural (fruit: blackberry)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
My mother and I used to pick brambles from the hedgerow and take them home to put in a pie.

maçã silvestre

noun (small, sharp-tasting wild apple)

My grandmother used to make delicious jelly from crab apples which grew on a tree in her garden.

cenoura silvestre

noun (botany)

rosa silvestre

(botany)

morango silvestre

noun (uncultivated plant bearing red fruit)

flor selvagem

noun (flower that grows in fields, etc.)

The park asks people not to pick the wildflowers.

parque ecológico

noun (animal reserve)

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