sylvanshine

Questions

How do you pronounce sylvanshine?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɪl.vənˌʃeɪn/.

What does sylvanshine mean?

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

Where does sylvanshine come from?

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

How to pronounce sylvanshine

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