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Gar·den  (gärdn), Alexander 1730?-1791.

Scottish-born American naturalist and physician who contributed to the classification of New World plants. The gardenia is named after him.

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gar·den  (gärdn)

n.

1. A plot of land used for the cultivation of flowers, vegetables, herbs, or fruit.

2. gardens Grounds laid out with flowers, trees, and ornamental shrubs and used for recreation or display. Often used in the plural: public gardens; a botanical garden.

3. A yard or lawn.

4. A fertile, well-cultivated region.

5.

a. An open-air establishment where refreshments are served.

b. A large public auditorium or arena.

v. gar·dened, gar·den·ing, gar·dens

v.tr.

1. To cultivate (a plot of ground) as a garden.

2. To furnish with a garden.

v.intr.

1. To plant or tend a garden.

2. To work as a gardener.

adj.

1. Of, suitable to, or used in a garden: garden tools; garden vegetables.

2. Provided with open areas and greenery: a garden community.

3. Garden-variety.

Idiom:

lead/take down the garden path

To mislead or deceive (another).

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[Middle English gardin, from Old North French, from gart, of Germanic origin; see gher-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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garden [ˈgɑːd^ən]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Horticulture) Brit

a.  an area of land, usually planted with grass, trees, flowerbeds, etc., adjoining a house US and Canadian word yard

b.  (as modifier) a garden chair

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Horticulture)

a.  an area of land used for the cultivation of ornamental plants, herbs, fruit, vegetables, trees, etc.

b.  (as modifier) garden tools Related adj horticultural

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Horticulture) (often plural) such an area of land that is open to the public, sometimes part of a park botanical gardens

4.

a.  a fertile and beautiful region

b.  (as modifier) a garden paradise

5. (modifier) provided with or surrounded by a garden or gardens a garden flat

lead (a person) up the garden path Informal to mislead or deceive (a person)

adj

common or garden Informal ordinary; unexceptional

vb

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Horticulture) to work in, cultivate, or take care of (a garden, plot of land, etc.)

[from Old French gardin, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German gart enclosure; see yard² (sense 1)]

gardenless  adj

garden-like  adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	garden - a plot of ground where plants are cultivated flower garden - a garden featuring flowering plants formal garden - a garden laid out on regular lines with plants arranged in symmetrical locations or in geometrical designs orchard, woodlet, grove, plantation - garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth herb garden - a garden for growing herbs hop field, hop garden - a garden where hops are grown kitchen garden, vegetable garden, vegetable patch - a small garden where vegetables are grown landscaping - a garden laid out for esthetic effect; "they spent a great deal of money on the landscaping" market garden - a garden where fruit and vegetables are grown for marketing pot farm - a plot of ground where marijuana is grown and harvested (often hidden in a national forest) rock garden, rockery - a garden featuring rocks; usually alpine plants roof garden - a garden on a flat roof of a building rose garden - a garden for growing roses sunken garden - a garden set below the level of the ground surrounding it tea garden - a public garden where tea is served topiary - a garden having shrubs clipped or trimmed into decorative shapes especially of animals plot of ground, plot of land, patch, plot - a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation; "a bean plot"; "a cabbage patch"; "a briar patch"
	2.	garden - the flowers or vegetables or fruits or herbs that are cultivated in a garden botany, flora, vegetation - all the plant life in a particular region or period; "Pleistocene vegetation"; "the flora of southern California"; "the botany of China"
	3.	garden - a yard or lawn adjoining a house patio, terrace - usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence curtilage, grounds, yard - the enclosed land around a house or other building; "it was a small house with almost no yard"
Verb	1.	garden - work in the garden; "My hobby is gardening" gardening, horticulture - the cultivation of plants landscape - do landscape gardening; "My sons landscapes for corporations and earns a good living" tend - have care of or look after; "She tends to the children"

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garden

noun grounds, park, plot, patch, lawn, allotment, yard (U.S. & Canad.) the most beautiful garden on earth

Related words
adjective horticultural

Quotations
"God Almighty first planted a garden, and, indeed, it is the purest of human pleasures" [Francis Bacon Essays]
"The kiss of the sun for pardon,"
"The song of the birds for mirth,"
"One is nearer God's Heart in a garden"
"Than anywhere else on earth" [Dorothy Frances Gurney God's Garden]
"Paradise haunts gardens, and some gardens are paradises" [Derek Jarman Derek Jarman's Garden]
"If you would be happy for a week, take a wife; if you would be happy for a month, kill your pig; but if you would be happy all your life, plant a garden" Chinese proverb

Translations

garden [ˈgɑːdn]

A. N → jardín m; (= vegetable garden) → huerto m
the Garden of Eden → el Edén
(public) gardens → parque msing, jardines mpl
everything in the garden is lovely → todo va a las mil maravillas

B. VI → trabajar en el jardín or el huerto

C. CPD garden centre N → centro m de jardinería, vivero m
garden city N (Brit) → ciudad f jardín
garden flat N → piso m con jardín en planta baja
garden furniture N → muebles mpl de jardín
garden hose N → manguera f de jardín
garden party N → recepción f al aire libre
garden path N → sendero m
to lead sb up the garden path → embaucar a algn
garden produce N → productos mpl de la huerta
garden seat N → banco m de jardín
garden shears NPL → tijeras fpl de jardín
garden tools NPL → útiles mpl de jardinería
see also refuse ²

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garden [ˈgɑː^rd^ən]

n → jardin m cottage garden

vi → jardiner gardens

npl

(public) → jardin m public

(private) → parc m
garden centre n → garden-centre m, jardinerie f
garden city n (British) → cité-jardin f

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garden

n

→ Garten m; the Garden of Eden → der Garten Eden; everything in the garden is lovely or rosy (fig) → es ist alles in Butter (inf)

(often pl: = park) → Park m, → Gartenanlagen pl

vi → im Garten arbeiten, Gartenarbeit machen, gärtnern

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garden in cpds → Garten-;

garden apartment

n (US) = garden flat

garden burger

n → Gemüseburger m

garden centre, (US) garden center

n → Gartencenter nt, → Gärtnereimarkt m

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garden:

garden flat

n (Brit) → Souterrainwohnung f

garden frame

m → Frühbeet nt

garden gnome

n → Gartenzwerg m

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garden:

garden party

n → Gartenparty f → or -fest nt

garden path

n to lead somebody up (esp Brit) or down (esp US) the garden (fig) → jdn an der Nase herumführen (inf)

garden produce

n (= vegetables) → Gartengemüse nt; (= fruit) → Gartenobst nt

garden shears

pl → Heckenschere f

garden-variety

adj (US: = ordinary) → gewöhnlich; (= standard) → durchschnittlich

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garden [ˈgɑːdn]

1. n → giardino gardens npl (public) → giardino sg (pubblico) (of stately home) → parco sg → giardino
the Garden of Eden → il Paradiso Terrestre, l'Eden m

2. vi → fare (lavori di) giardinaggio

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garden [ˈgɑːdn]

1. n → giardino gardens npl (public) → giardino sg (pubblico) (of stately home) → parco sg → giardino
the Garden of Eden → il Paradiso Terrestre, l'Eden m

2. vi → fare (lavori di) giardinaggio

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garden

n garden [ˈgaːdn]

a piece of ground on which flowers, vegetables etc are grown a small garden at the front of the house; (also adjective ) a garden slug. tuin حَديقَه градина zahrada; zahradní have; have- der Garten, Garten-... κήπος jardín, huerto aed باغچه puutarha (de) jardin גִינָה उद्यान vrt kert kebun garður giardino, di giardino 庭 정원 sodas dārzs; dārza- taman tuin; tuin- hage(-) ogród jardim (de) grădină сад, огород záhrada; záhradný vrt bašta trädgård สวน bahçe 庭園 сад; город گھریلو باغ vườn 庭园

v

to work in a garden, usually as a hobby The old lady does not garden much. tuinmaak يُزيِّن بالحَدائِق обработвам градина zahradničit lave havearbejde gärtnern ασχολούμαι με την κηπουρική trabajar en el jardín/huerto aiatööd tegema باغچه کاری کردن hoitaa puutarhaa jardiner לַעֲבוֹד בַּגִּינָה उद्यान, बगीचा raditi u vrtu kertészkedik berkebun fást við garðyrkju fare del giardinaggio 庭いじりする 정원을 가꾸다 dirbti sode kopt dārzu; strādāt dārzā berkebun tuinieren arbeide i hagen pracować w ogródku fazer jardinagem a se ocu­pa cu grădinăritul заниматься садоводством záhradníčiť vrtnariti baviti se baštovanstvom ägna sig åt trädgårdsskötsel ทำสวน bahçe ile uğraşmak (嗜好)整理花草樹木 обробляти сад, город شوقیہ باغ میں کام کرنا làm vườn 从事园艺

n gardener

a person who works in, and looks after, a garden. tuinier جَنائِني، بُسْتاني градинар zahradník gartner der Gärtner κηπουρός jardinero aednik باغبان puutarhuri jardinier/-ière גַּנָן माली vrtlar kertész tukang kebun garðyrkjumaður giardiniere 庭師 정원사 sodininkas dārznieks pekebun tuinman gartner ogrodnik jardineiro grădinar садовник záhradník, -čka vrtnar baštovan trädgårdsmästare ชาวสวน bahçıvan 園丁 садівник باغبان người làm vườn 园林工人

n gardening

the work of looking after a garden Gardening is his favourite hobby; (also adjective ) gardening clothes/tools. tuinmaak بَسْتَنَه градинарство zahradničení havearbejde; have- die Gartenarbeit κηπουρική jardinería aiatöö, aiandus باغبانی puutarhanhoito (de) jardinage גַנָנוּת बागवानी vrtlarstvo kertészkedés berkebun garðyrkja giardinaggio, da giardinaggio 庭いじり 원예 sodininkavimas dārzkopība; dārzkopības- berkebun het tuinieren; tuin- hagestell/-bruk; hage- ogrodnictwo jardinar (de) gră­di­nărit садоводство záhradníčenie vrtnarstvo baštovanstvo trädgårdsarbete, -skötsel การจัดสวน bahçe işleri, bahçıvanlık 整理花草樹木 садівництво باغبانی công việc làm vườn 园艺

n sg or pl gardens

a park, especially one where animals are kept or special trees or flowers are grown zoological/botanical gardens. tuine حَدائِق، جَنائِن парк zahrada, sady have; haveanlæg der Garten (δημόσιος) κήπος (πληθ.) jardines, parque -aed پارک puisto jardin, parc גָנִים कोई पार्क जहां जानवर रखे जाते हों या विशेष पेड़ एवं फूल उगाए जाते हों vrt (zoološki, botanički) park taman lystigarður giardino 公園 공원, 유원지 sodas parks; dārzs taman tuin hageanlegg, park ogród jardim grădină, parc парк záhrada, park park, vrt bašta park, trädgård สวน; ไร่; อุทยาน park, bahçe 動物園，植物園 сад عوام کی تفریح کے لیے مختلف قسم کے پیڑ پودوں اور جانوروں سے سجایا باغ công viên （动、植物）园

garden party

a large (usually formal) party, held in the garden of a house etc. tuinpartytjie حَفْلَة في حَديقَه прием в градина zahradní slavnost gardenparty; havefest die Gartenparty υπαίθριο πάρτι recepción/fiesta al aire libre aiapidu مهمانی که در باغ برگزار شود puutarhajuhla garden- party מְסִיבַּת גַן बाग की पार्टी vrtna zabava kerti fogadás, parti pesta kebun garðveisla garden party, ricevimento all'aperto 園遊会 가든 파티 svečių suėjimas sode dārza svētki parti berkonsepkan taman tuinfeest hagefest/-selskap garden party recepção ao ar livre garden party приём на открытом воздухе záhradná slávnosť vrtna zabava baštenska zabava garden party, trädgårdsfest งานสังสรรค์ในสวน gardenparti, açık hava partisi 大型(且常為正式的)庭園宴會 прийом гостей в саду باغ میں دی جانے والی دعوت tiệc ngoài vườn 游园会

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Garden → حديقة zahrada have Garten κήπος jardín puutarha jardin vrt giardino 庭 정원 tuin hage ogród jardim сад trädgård สวน bahçe vườn 花园