an area of land devoted to the cultivation of fruit or nut trees.
a group or collection of such trees.
Origin of orchard
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 wort2; later identified with Latin hortus garden) + geardyard2
Kashmir, a remote part of the world with snow-capped mountains and lush apple orchards, lies between India, Pakistan, and China.
Any US president would take India’s side over Kashmir|Manavi Kapur|October 16, 2020|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.
A.I. gets down in the dirt as precision agriculture takes off|Aaron Pressman|October 5, 2020|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.
Our Favorite Hipcamp in Every State|Alison Van Houten|October 1, 2020|Outside Online
Today the 180-acre orchard is home to 55,000 trees, drawing around 50,000 eager amateur apple pickers each year.
Pick Your Poison|Nick Mancall-Bitel|September 3, 2020|Eater
The researchers blew pollen bubbles at flowers on three pear trees in an orchard.
Bubble-blowing drones may one day aid artificial pollination|Maria Temming|June 22, 2020|Science News
RED HOT will be on display at BOSI Contemporary, 48 Orchard St., from September 3-14, 2014.
Redheads Are Sexy, Dammit!|Justin Jones|September 2, 2014|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.
New York's Sexiest Kosher Corsets|Emily Shire|August 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I wouldn't be surprised if celebs reached out to Orchard Corset Center.
New York's Sexiest Kosher Corsets|Emily Shire|August 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Authorities had not noticed that missing fresco, which had been taken from the House of the Orchard, until it was returned.
Pompeii Made It Through a Volcano, but Can It Survive Vandals?|Barbie Latza Nadeau|March 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
These haunting items are functional—go ahead and put them to work in your orchard.
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Father smoked a pipe and took a stroll in the moonlight through the orchard, where he had always something to look after or to do.
The Path of Life|Stijn Streuvels
I fertilize my orchard with stable litter, and think it beneficial on sandy soil.
The Apple|Various
Thomas, for that was the swain's name, made an assignation one night to meet Jenny in the orchard at Allanbank.
Scottish Ghost Stories|Elliott O'Donnell
A woman, mutilated and bleeding in his orchard—it was because it was a woman that he was so afraid.
O Pioneers!|Willa Cather
It was south of the orchard on the home forty, and quite near the road.
The Fat of the Land|John Williams Streeter
British Dictionary definitions for orchard
orchard
/ (ˈɔːtʃəd) /
noun
an area of land devoted to the cultivation of fruit trees
a collection of fruit trees especially cultivated
Word Origin for orchard
Old English orceard, ortigeard, from ort-, from Latin hortus garden + geardyard ²