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'wasteland'

[barren.n.01] as in: an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation

Examples:
the barrens of central Africa
the trackless wastes of the desert

Origins

					wasteland (English)
├── land (English)
│   └── land (Middle English (1100-1500))
└── waste (English)
    ├── waste (Middle English (1100-1500))
    └── wasten (Middle English (1100-1500))