Definition of Orcherd
Or"chard (?), n. [AS. ortgeard,
wyrtgeard, lit., wortyard, i. e., a yard for herbs;
wyrt herb + geard yard. See Wort, Yard
inclosure.] 1. A garden. [Obs.]
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.
Orchard grass (Bot.), 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
(Hort.), a glazed structure in which fruit trees are
reared in pots. -- Orchard oriole
(Zool.), a bright-colored American oriole (Icterus
spurius), which frequents orchards. It is smaller and darker thah
the Baltimore oriole.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- An area of land to the cultivation of fruit or nut trees; or the trees themselves cultivated in such an area;
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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