Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,737,247,149 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

orchard

   Also found in: Acronyms, Idioms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia, Hutchinson 0.01 sec.
or·chard  (ôrchrd)
n.
1. An area of land devoted to the cultivation of fruit or nut trees.
2. The trees cultivated in such an area.

[Middle English, from Old English orceard, alteration of ortgeard : perhaps wyrt, wort, plant; see wort1 + geard, yard; see gher-1 in Indo-European roots.]

orchard [ˈɔːtʃəd]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) an area of land devoted to the cultivation of fruit trees
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) a collection of fruit trees especially cultivated
[Old English orceard, ortigeard, from ort-, from Latin hortus garden + geard yard2]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.orchardorchard - garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth
apple orchard - a grove of apple trees
garden - a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
lemon grove - a grove of lemon trees
orange grove - grove of orange trees
peach orchard - a grove of peach trees
Translations
orchard [ˈɔːtʃəd] Nhuerto m
apple orchardmanzanar m, manzanal m

orchard [ˈɔːrtʃərd] nverger m
apple orchard → verger de pommiers

orchard
nObstgarten m; (commercial) → Obstplantage f; apple/cherry orchardObstgarten mmit Apfel-/Kirschbäumen; (commercial) → Apfel-/Kirschplantage f

orchard [ˈɔːtʃəd] nfrutteto
apple orchard → meleto
orchard [ˈɔːtʃəd] nfrutteto
apple orchard → meleto

orchard
n orchard [ˈoːtʃəd]
a garden or other area in which fruit trees are grown a cherry orchard. boord بُسْتان فَواكِه овощна градина sad frugthave; plantage der Obstgarten οπωρώνας, περιβόλι με οπωροφόρα huerto (puuvilja)aed باغ hedelmätarha verger מַטָע, פַּרדֵס बाग, फलोद्यान voćnjak gyümölcsös(kert) kebun buah aldingarður frutteto 果樹園 과수원 sodas augļu dārzs dusun boomgaard frukthage sad pomar livadă фруктовый сад sad sadovnjak voćnjak fruktträdgård สวนผลไม้ meyve bahçesi 果園 фруктовий сад باغيچہ vườn cây ăn quả

orchard بستان ovocný sad plantage Obstgarten δεντρόκηπος huerto hedelmätarha verger voćnjak frutteto 果樹園 과수원 boomgaard frukthage sad pomar фруктовый сад frukträdgård สวนผลไม้ meyve bahçesi vườn cây ăn quả 果园


How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
Add definition
? Mentioned in ? References in classic literature
 
Higginbotham was a trader; and a former clerk of his, to whom Dominicus related the facts, testified that the old gentleman was accustomed to return home through the orchard about nightfall, with the money and valuable papers of the store in his pocket.
For more than a year I worked and waited, and watched the career of the flourishing orchard opposite with puzzled feelings.
He already eats all the fruit from the cherry-tree in our orchard of Charlerange.
 
Dictionary/thesaurus browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.