Orchard

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈɔː(ɹ).tʃəd/, /ˈɔː(ɹ).tʃɜː(ɹ)d/

Origin

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.

Full definition of orchard

Noun

1. A garden or an area of land to the cultivation of fruit or nut trees.
• 1907, w, The Dust of Conflict Chapter 1, ...belts of thin white mist streaked the brown plough land in the hollow where Appleby could see the pale shine of a winding river. Across that in turn, meadow and coppice rolled away past the white walls of a village bowered in orchards,...
2. The trees themselves cultivated in such an area.

Synonyms

• (land for cultivation of fruit or nut trees) grove, plantation, woodlet

Derived terms