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

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of orchard¹

Old English orceard, ortigeard, from ort-, from Latin hortus garden + geard _yard ²

Example Sentences

However, those artificial habitats are shifting too, as the area moves away from rice production and toward orchards and dry farmland.

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Years of flooding and trade agreements like Nafta made it harder to make money from raising fruits and vegetables, giving the region’s farmers more reasons to convert fields and orchards to vineyards.

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The orchard’s 16 heirloom varieties, older cultivars passed down by generations of farmers, are fenced to keep out the crowd.

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In the right conditions an orchard could produce up to 20 kilos per hectare.

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Sandoval, a former member of the Kerman City Council and longtime teacher in nearby Tranquility, scoffed at the piano lessons and tree donation, noting that Cantua Elementary is across the street from an orchard.

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Related Words

• garden 
• plantation