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sylvanshine en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈsɪl.vənˌʃeɪn/

Etymology

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

Meanings

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