orchard

noun

or·​chard ˈȯr-chərd 

: a planting of fruit trees, nut trees, or sugar maples

also : the trees of such a planting

Examples of orchard in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Be sure to check out the 160-acre Buckner Homestead Historic District four miles outside town for more on how the valley was settled — and some tasty apples from its orchard. —Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2024

When Baring-Gould wrote about Crediton, Devon had twenty-six thousand acres of apple orchards. —Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 May 2024

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Old English ortgeard, from ort- (from Latin hortus garden) + geard yard — more at yard

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing orchard

• orchard grass
• sugar orchard

Kids Definition

orchard

noun

or·​chard ˈȯr-chərd 

1

: a place where fruit or nut trees are grown

2

: the trees in an orchard