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ORCHARD
grove, woodlet, orchard, plantation
(noun) garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
orchard (plural orchards)
A garden or an area of land for the cultivation of fruit or nut trees.
The trees themselves cultivated in such an area.
Synonyms
• (land for cultivation of fruit or nut trees): grove, plantation, woodlet
Proper noun
Orchard
A surname.
Source: Wiktionary
Or"chard, n. Etym: [AS. ortgeard, wyrtgeard, lit., wortyard, i. e., a yard for herbs; wyrt herb + geard yard. See Wort, Yard inclosure.]
1. A garden. [Obs.]
2. An inclosure containing fruit trees; also, the fruit trees, collectively; -- used especially of apples, peaches, pears, cherries, plums, or the like, less frequently of nutbearing trees and of sugar maple trees. Orchard grass (Bot.), a tall coarse grass (Dactylis glomerata), introduced into the United States from Europe. It grows usually in shady places, and is of value for forage and hay.
– Orchard house (Hort.), a glazed structure in which fruit trees are reared in pots.
– Orchard oriole (Zool.), a bright-colored American oriole (Icterus spurius), which frequents orchards. It is smaller and darker thah the Baltimore oriole.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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