orchard

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or·chard /ˈɔːtʃəd $ ˈɔːrtʃərd/ ●○○ noun [countable]  HBPTAa place where fruit trees are grown 果园 a cherry orchard 樱桃园

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orchard• a peach orchard• It was near the peach orchard that the Confederates suffered one of their Worst blows.• Her black bicycle is leaning against the orchard fence.• Do you know car loads of people have driven by the orchards this year?• It was suddenly quiet in the orchard as the mist floated through the trees.• I circled the house at a distance, passed through the orchard into the garden and stood amid the rows of broccoli.• Léonie went to the orchard to pick some vine leaves.• The orchards are the hushed maids, fresh from convent ...• It is also fruit-growing country and the vineyards are interspersed with orchards of apple, plum and pear.Origin orchard Old English ortgeard, probably from Latin hortus “garden” + Old English geard ( → YARD)

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or‧chard /ˈɔːtʃəd $ ˈɔːrtʃərd/ noun [countable]a place where fruit trees are grown:
    a cherry orchard
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ farm an area of land, used for growing crops or keeping animals: a 300-hectare farm | a dairy farm | a sheep farm
   ▪ ranch a very large farm in the western US, Canada, or South America where sheep, cattle, or horses are bred: a cattle ranch in Wyoming
   ▪ smallholding British English a piece of land used for farming, that is smaller than an ordinary farm: a smallholding used for organic farming
   ▪ plantation a large area of land in a hot country, where crops such as tea, cotton, and sugar are grown: a rubber plantation | a tea plantation
   ▪ homestead a piece of land for farming that was given to people in the past by the US and Canadian governments: He still farms on the family homestead, a hundred years after his grandfather received it.
   ▪ spread American English informal an area of land used for farming or ranching: They have a pretty big spread just south of the Canadian border.
   ▪ market garden an area of land, often with greenhouses on it, used for growing vegetables and fruit: He runs his own market garden, and sells his produce to the big supermarkets.
   ▪ orchard an area of land with trees, used for growing fruit: an apple orchard | cherry orchards
   ▪ allotment British English a small area of land of land, especially in a town or city, which you can use for growing your own vegetables.The land is usually owned by the local council, who charge a very low rent: We grew the tomatoes on our allotment.
   ▪ agriculture the practice of farming: More than 75% of the land is used for agriculture.
   ▪ arable adjective relating to growing crops: a lack of arable land

orch·ardBrE /ˈɔːtʃəd/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɔːrtʃərd/ 🔊 noun

a piece of land, normally separated from the surrounding area, in which fruit trees are grown 果园