Orchard
Orchard , noun
[Anglo-Saxon ortgeard, wyrtgeard, lit., wortyard, that is, a yard for herbs; wyrt herb + geard yard. See Wort, Yard inclosure.]
1.
A garden. [Obsolete]
2.
An inclosure containing fruit trees; also, the fruit trees, collectively; -- used especially of apples, peaches, pears, cherries, plums, or the like, less frequently of nutbearing trees and of sugar maple trees.
Collocations (3)
Orchard grass (Botany) , a tall coarse grass (Dactylis glomerata), introduced into the United States from Europe. It grows usually in shady places, and is of value for forage and hay.
Orchard house (Horticulture) , a glazed structure in which fruit trees are reared in pots.
Orchard oriole (Zoology) , a bright-colored American oriole (Icterus spurius), which frequents orchards. It is smaller and darker thah the Baltimore oriole.