sylvanshine
English
Etymology
sylvan + shine, coined by in 1994 by Professor Alistair Fraser of Pennsylvania State University.
Noun
sylvanshine (uncountable)
- (rare) An optical phenomenon in which dew-covered waxy-leaved trees retroreflect beams of light, as from a vehicle's headlights.
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