natural resource

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noun
  1. a naturally occurring source of wealth, as land or water.

  2. natural resources, the natural wealth of a country, consisting of land, forests, mineral deposits, water, etc.

Origin of natural resource

1
First recorded in 1865–70

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Scientific definitions for natural resource

natural resource

  1. Something, such as a forest, a mineral deposit, or fresh water, that is found in nature and is necessary or useful to humans. See more at nonrenewable renewable.

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