Bush
Also spelled: di bush, bushy
Meaning
Wild, uncultivated land — thick vegetation, the deep countryside, or overgrown ground. 'Bush' can also mean wild herbs and plants used for teas and remedies, as in 'bush medicine'.
Examples
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“Di goat run gaan inna di bush.”
The goat ran off into the bush.
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“Granny boil some bush tea fi di cold.”
Grandma boiled some herbal tea for the cold.
'Bush' here means medicinal wild herbs.
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“Di land grow up inna pure bush.”
The land is overgrown with thick vegetation.
Origin
From English 'bush' for wild scrubland, a usage shared across the Caribbean and the wider colonial world; the 'bush medicine' sense reflects folk herbal traditions.
How it's used
Two linked senses: wild land, and the wild plants gathered from it for remedies. Context makes clear which is meant.