HERCYNIAN

hercynian. Hercynian, a. denoting formerly a great forest now in Swabia

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Her‐cyn″i‐an (?), a. [[L. Hercynia silva, Hercynius saltus, the Hercynian forest; cf. Gr. � �.]] Of or pertaining to an extensive forest in Germany, of which there are still portions in Swabia and the Hartz mountains.