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

Kashmir, a remote part of the world with snow-capped mountains and lush apple orchards, lies between India, Pakistan, and China.

From Quartz

The company sells its irrigation, pest, and nutrient analysis as a service to hundreds of orchards, vineyards, and farms for as little as $4 per acre per year.

From Fortune

Two and a half miles from the Yuba River’s Middle Fork, and 95 miles north of Sacramento, these two canvas tents boast new beds, an outdoor shower, and an onsite veggie garden between the property’s dual orchards.

From Outside Online

Today the 180-acre orchard is home to 55,000 trees, drawing around 50,000 eager amateur apple pickers each year.

From Eater

The researchers blew pollen bubbles at flowers on three pear trees in an orchard.

From Science News

In time they moved into a big house near New York, which they called Cherry Orchard.

From The Daily Beast

RED HOT will be on display at BOSI Contemporary, 48 Orchard St., from September 3-14, 2014.

From The Daily Beast

Her candor and efficiency are refreshing, especially on the once-grungy, now-trendy Orchard Street.

From The Daily Beast

I can tell she is eager to leave Orchard Corset Center to get home and prepare a meal, and herself, for the holiday.

From The Daily Beast

I wouldn't be surprised if celebs reached out to Orchard Corset Center.

From The Daily Beast

Twenty acres of apple trees all in a orchard together, and twenty acres of strawberries set out betwixt and between the rows!

From Project Gutenberg

This damage to grapes would not, however, be much felt in Guernsey, as all the grapes are protected by orchard-houses.

From Project Gutenberg

When the children arrived at the McAllister orchard they soon saw that they were not the only workers.

From Project Gutenberg

Evidently Mary the cook felt the same way, for she kept coming to the orchard for some reason or other.

From Project Gutenberg

And when the people departed away at noon, Susanna went in, and walked in her husband's orchard.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• garden
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