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orchard definition

or·chard (ôr′c̸hərd)

noun

  1. an area of land devoted to the cultivation of fruit trees or nut trees
  2. such a stand of trees

Etymology: ME < OE ortgeard < VL *orto, for L hortus, a garden (see horticulture) + OE geard, yard

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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