(Australia, regional) An area of grass beside a roadway, possibly with a few trees or shrubs, lying between the roadway proper and the footpath, if there is one; a tree lawn.

Synonym of bad-tempered: easily or characteristically angered. / Synonym of malevolent: wishing bad upon others.

(US) An area of land managed to conserve wildlife or plant habitat or other natural features.

An area of land managed to conserve wildlife or plant habitat or other natural features.

A monstrosity; a malformation; an abnormal organism.

A personification of nature as woman, stressing fertility and fecundity. Based upon either goddesses of the earth and nature, Gaia, Rhea, or Demeter.

(idiomatic, with "the") The unchangeable nature of something.

plural of nature preserve

plural of force of nature

A mighty natural force which is beyond human control, notably if potentially catastrophic, such as the elements (e.g. storms and extreme temperatures) or geological (e.g. seismic and volcanic) activity.