orchard

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or·chard / ˈôrchərd/ • n. a piece of land planted with fruit trees.DERIVATIVES: or·char·dist / -ist/ n.

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orchard

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orchard OE. ortġeard, orċe(a)rd garden, orchard = Goth. aurtigards garden; the first element is prob. — L. hortus garden; the second is YARD1.

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