Orchard Definition
ôrchərd
orchards
noun
orchards
An area of land devoted to the cultivation of fruit trees or nut trees.
Webster's New World
Such a stand of trees.
Webster's New World
A garden or an area of land to the cultivation of fruit or nut trees.
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Other Word Forms of Orchard
Noun
Singular:
orchard
Plural:
orchardsOrigin of Orchard
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Old English ortgeard, a compound of ort, either from wyrt (“wort (plant)") or from Latin hortus (“garden"), and geard (see yard). Cognate with Gothic 𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍄𐌹𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌳𐍃 (aurtigards).
From Wiktionary
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Middle English from Old English orceard alteration of ortgeard perhaps wyrt, wort plant wort1 geard yard gher-1 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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