Partly or wholly uncleared forest, especially in North America.
A remote or sparsely inhabited region, especially in North America; away from big towns and from the influence of modern life.
Rough, uncouth, coarse, or crude in social matters.
Pertaining to the backwoods.
The foliage of creosote bush, Larrea divaricata, when used as a medicinal herb.
A region of shrubs, typically dry in the summer and rainy in the winter. The coast of the Mediterranean is such a region.