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garden definition

gar·den (gärd′'n)

noun

  1. a piece of ground, usually close to a house, for growing vegetables, fruits, flowers, ornamental shrubs or trees, etc.
  2. a well-cultivated region; area of fertile, developed land
    also garden spot
  3. a place outdoors for public enjoyment, planted with trees, flowers, etc., and sometimes having special displays of plants, a zoo, a duck pond, etc.

Etymology: ME < NormFr gardin < Frank *gardo, akin to Ger garten, OE geard: see yard, garth

intransitive verb

to make, work in, or take care of a garden, lawn, etc.

transitive verb

to make a garden of

adjective

  1. of, for, used in, or grown in a garden
    1. ordinary; commonplace
    2. hardy
garden Idioms

lead down the garden path

to mislead or deceive

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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