DCHP-1 Online

bush ((n.))

• 1 n. forested wilderness, especially the extensive sub-arctic forest of Canada; the largely unsettled hinterland.

  See also: bush country  bushland (def. 1)  

• 2 n. a tract of land left uncleared on a farm and used as a source of wood, and as a grazing area for cattle.

  See also: bush lot (def. 2)  farm woodlot  woodlot (def. 1)  

• 3 n. West thinly wooded areas of poplar, birch, and shrubs adjacent to the plains.

  See also: bushland (def. 2)  

• 4 n. a grove of sugar maples.

  See also: sugar bush  

• 5 n. in Colonial times, the country back from the settled towns; the back country (def. 1), whether wooded or not.

  See also: back country (def. 1)