native bush
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Setting and checking traps, replanting native bush, checking corflute for teeth marks and the ground for scat—it’s muddy and exhausting work, and the road to a predator-free 2050 is long.
From Slate ● Aug. 8, 2025
Houses perch above the city and harbor among native bush on steep hillsides.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 20, 2023
The 10-building old west-style “main street” is a curious sight in a rugged part of the North Island’s Central Plateau, better known for its snow-capped peaks, native bush and ski slopes.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 29, 2020
It is being advertised as "a remarkable seven-hectare utopia" with "three modest buildings dotted amidst the mature native bush".
From BBC ● Feb. 13, 2016
No more the early lark and thrush Shall hail the rising day, Nor warble on their native bush, Nor charm me with their lay.
From Poetic Sketches by Gent, Thomas
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