orchard
IPA: ˈɔrtʃɝd
noun
- A garden or an area of land for the cultivation of fruit or nut trees.
- The trees themselves cultivated in such an area.
- A topographic surname.
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Examples of "orchard" in Sentences
- This orchard is a Central New York institution and a fun fall trip for families.
- It's all real, you see – real gamekeeper's lodge, real groping around in "orchard", real flowers.
- Immediately east of the orchard is a native woods, which drops down into the saddle of Saya, a grassy plains ideal for grazing.
- Apparently, the word orchard is used in conjunction with non-citrus fruit, whereas for citrus fruit one must use the word grove.
- I still remember the B&B and macadamia orchard confiscated by the Zapatistas in Ocosingo a few years ago where the Zapatistas waited until the macadamia trees were in full fruition commercially speaking, confiscated the orchard from the foreign owners and then laid waste to it.
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