English Explanatory Dictionary

sylvanshine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An optical phenomenon in which dew-covered waxy-leaved trees retroreflect beams of light, as from a vehicle's headlights.

Pronunciation

/ˈsɪl.vənˌʃeɪn/

Word forms

sylvanshine

Etymology

From sylvan + shine, coined by in 1994 by Professor Alistair Fraser of Pennsylvania State University.

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