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View synonyms for orchard

orchard

[ awr-cherd ]

noun

  1. an area of land devoted to the cultivation of fruit or nut trees.
  2. a group or collection of such trees.


orchard

/ ˈɔːtʃəd /

noun

  1. an area of land devoted to the cultivation of fruit trees
  2. a collection of fruit trees especially cultivated
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of orchard1

before 900; Middle English orch ( i ) ard, Old English orceard; replacing ortyard, Middle English ortyerd, Old English ortigeard (compare Gothic aurtigards garden), equivalent to ort- (combining form akin to wort 2; later identified with Latin hortus garden) + geard yard 2
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Word History and Origins

Origin of orchard1

Old English orceard, ortigeard, from ort-, from Latin hortus garden + geard yard ²
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Example Sentences

“In L.A., pumpkin patches are typically in parking lots. This one was on a beautiful apple orchard and they had pony rides and they had a corn maze.”

When a farm, an orchard, a ranch, or any other agricultural operation is damaged in a disaster, it often leads to a drop in production, or even brings it to a screeching halt.

From Salon

Three lifeguards who were on duty at the Orchard Leisure Centre in Armagh the night Christopher died are to stand trial for breach of duty.

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When it comes to agritourism, corn mazes once lurked in the shadows of pumpkin patches, U-pick berry operations and apple orchard hayrides.

California created an orchard for the world in large part by tapping into prehistoric aquifers that underlay the Central Valley.

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