English Explanatory Dictionary

orchard

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A garden or an area of land for the cultivation of fruit or nut trees.
  2. The trees themselves cultivated in such an area.
name
  1. A topographic surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈɔː.tʃəd/ /ˈɔɹ.t͡ʃɚd/ En-us-orchard.ogg

Word forms

orchard orchards

Etymology

From Middle English orchard, orcherd, from Old English orċeard, ortġeard, a compound of *ort (probably from Proto-Germanic *urtiz, a dissimilated variant of Proto-Germanic *wurt- (“wort (plant)”), later incorrectly associated with unrelated Latin hortus (“garden”)) + ġeard (see hortyard and yard, which ironically is etymologically linked with hortus). Cognate with Swedish örtagård (“herb garden”), Gothic 𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍄𐌹𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌳𐍃 (aurtigards, “orchard”), Old High German orzōn (“to cultivate a field”). Equivalent to wort + yard. More at root.

Synonyms

grove plantation woodlet

Derived words

Cherry Orchard cottage orchard creationist orchard Euclid's orchard High Orchard Indian Orchard jack-up-the-orchard marble orchard Old Orchard Beach Orchard Brae orchard bush Orchard City orcharded orcharder orchardful orchardgrass orchard harrow orchard heater orchard house orchard-house orcharding orchardist orchardless orchardlike orchardman orchard mason bee orchard oriole orchard-planting problem orchard problem orchard tower orchard valve orchard visibility problem orchardy sap orchard seed orchard sugar orchard there are bad apples in every orchard Port Orchard
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