Definitions for orchard
ˈɔr tʃərdor·chard

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. grove, woodlet, orchard, plantationnoun

   garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.3 / 3 votes

1. orchardnoun

   A garden or an area of land to the cultivation of fruit or nut trees.

2. orchardnoun

   The trees themselves cultivated in such an area.

3. Etymology: ortgeard, a compound of ort, either from wyrt or from hortus, and geard (see yard). Cognate with Gothic
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Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Orchardnoun

   Etymology: either hortyard or wortyard, says Skinner; ortgeard , Saxon. Junius.

   A garden of fruit-trees.

   Planting of orchards is very profitable, as well as pleasurable. Francis Bacon, Advice to Villiers.

   They overcome their riches, not by making
   Baths, orchards, fish pools. Ben Jonson.

   Her private orchards wall’d on ev’ry side,
   To lawless Sylvans all access deny’d. Alexander Pope.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Orchard

   An orchard is an intentional plantation of trees or shrubs that is maintained for food production. Orchards comprise fruit- or nut-producing trees which are generally grown for commercial production. Orchards are also sometimes a feature of large gardens, where they serve an aesthetic as well as a productive purpose. A fruit garden is generally synonymous with an orchard, although it is set on a smaller non-commercial scale and may emphasize berry shrubs in preference to fruit trees. Most temperate-zone orchards are laid out in a regular grid, with a grazed or mown grass or bare soil base that makes maintenance and fruit gathering easy. Most modern commercial orchards are planted for a single variety of fruit. While the importance of introducing biodiversity is recognized in forest plantations, it would seem to be beneficial to introduce some genetic diversity in orchard plantations as well by interspersing other trees through the orchard. Genetic diversity in an orchard would provide resilience to pests and diseases just as in forests.Orchards are sometimes concentrated near bodies of water where climatic extremes are moderated and blossom time is retarded until frost danger is past.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. orchard

   An orchard is a piece of land or a large area specifically dedicated to the cultivation of fruit or nut trees, often arranged in rows for easier management and harvesting. Orchards will typically focus on a single type of tree like apples, oranges, peaches, or almonds. The trees could be cultivated for commercial purposes for fruit or nut production, or sometimes even for personal consumption or for their aesthetic beauty.

WikidataRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Orchard

   An orchard is an intentional planting of trees or shrubs that is maintained for food production. Orchards comprise fruit or nut-producing trees which are grown for commercial production. Orchards are also sometimes a feature of large gardens, where they serve an aesthetic as well as a productive purpose. A fruit garden is generally synonymous with an orchard, although it is set on a smaller non-commercial scale and may emphasize berry shrubs in preference to fruit trees. Most temperate-zone orchards are laid out in a regular grid, with a grazed or mown grass or bare soil base that makes maintenance and fruit gathering easy. Orchards are often concentrated near bodies of water, where climatic extremes are moderated and blossom time is retarded until frost danger is past.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. Orchard

   or′chard, n. a garden of fruit-trees, esp. of apple-trees, also the enclosure containing such.—ns. Or′chard-house, a glass house for cultivating fruits without artificial heat; Or′charding; Or′chardist. [A.S. orceard—older form ort-geard.]

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon WurdzRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. ORCHARD

   The small boy's Eden of today, in which the apple again occasions the fall.

Suggested ResourcesRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. orchard

   The orchard symbol -- In this Symbols.com article you will learn about the meaning of the orchard symbol and its characteristic.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ORCHARD

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Orchard is ranked #13101 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Orchard surname appeared 2,340 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Orchard.
   
   93.9% or 2,198 total occurrences were White.
   2.9% or 68 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.7% or 42 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.6% or 15 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.4% or 10 total occurrences were Black.
   0.3% or 7 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

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1. • Garden

How to pronounce orchard?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say orchard in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of orchard in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of orchard in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of orchard in a Sentence

1. Ash Dahlke:

   I swear, every time you turn around in the Willcox basin area, a new field is being bladed for a pecan or pistachio orchard.

2. Jon Drummond:

   It probably was an insider job, someone knew this orchard really well. They knew where to go, the portion of the orchard where they couldn't be seen.

3. Vermont Gov. Phil Scott:

   The orchard owners and state agencies are working to make sure these workers have what they need -- food, shelter and other things to isolate safely, in light of recent national events, I hardly need to remind Vermonters of the nature of the virus. People do not get sick because they are from a certain place, ethnicity or nationality -- they get sick if they are exposed to the virus.

4. Heather Smith:

   He really lit a fire and kept the story going, he kept it on the radar, so Orchard knew we were not just going to away quietly.

5. Giacomo Puccini:

   How the stars shone. How sweet the earth smelled. The orchard gate creaked, and a footstep pressed on the sand. And she entered, fragrant as a flower, and fell into my arms. Oh, sweet kisses, lingering caresses. Slowly, trembling, I gazed upon her beauty. Now my dream of true love is lost forever. My last hour has flown, and I die, hopeless, and never have I loved life more.”

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=orchard
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Orchard
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=orchard
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orchard
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=orchard
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=orchard
8. ^ The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1989/pg1989-images.html#:~:text=orchard
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html