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bush lawyer

bush lawyer noun: any member of the species of climbing blackberry plants in subgenus Rubus subg. Micranthobatus, found in New Zealand.

bush lawyer: any member of the species of climbing blackberry plants in subgenus Rubus subg. Micranthobatus,...
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Noun

bush lawyer (plural bush lawyers)

  1. Any member of the species of climbing blackberry plants in subgenus Rubus subg. Micranthobatus, found in New Zealand.
  2. (Australia, New Zealand) One who is not qualified in law yet attempts to expound on legal matters.
  3. (New Zealand, historical) A mining agent.

Forms of bush lawyer

pluralbush lawyers

Questions about bush lawyer

What does bush lawyer mean?
Bush lawyer means any member of the species of climbing blackberry plants in subgenus Rubus subg. Micranthobatus, found in New Zealand.
What part of speech is bush lawyer?
Bush lawyer is a noun.
What is the plural of bush lawyer?
The plural of bush lawyer is bush lawyers.

Words near bush lawyer in the dictionary

  1. bush jasmines
  2. bush kanaka
  3. bush kanakas
  4. bush knife
  5. bush knives
  6. bush lawyer
  7. bush lawyers
  8. bush league
  9. bush leagues
  10. bush lemon
  11. bush lemons

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