sylvanshine
An optical phenomenon in which dew-covered waxy-leaved trees retroreflect beams of…An optical phenomenon in which dew-covered waxy-leaved trees retroreflect beams of light, as from a vehicle's headlights.
/ˈsɪl.vənˌʃeɪn/
Meaning
1 senses(rare, uncountable)An optical phenomenon in which dew-covered waxy-leaved trees retroreflect beams of light, as from a vehicle's headlights.
Origin
From sylvan + shine, coined by in 1994 by Professor Alistair Fraser of Pennsylvania StateFrom sylvan + shine, coined by in 1994 by Professor Alistair Fraser of Pennsylvania State University.
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable