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

The cartel devotes significant energy to extorting avocado producers, and one recent report found that 80% of the avocado orchards in Michoacan were established illegally. —Max Saltman, CNN, 22 Feb. 2025

In the case of Orchard Hills, the fire authority worked with farmers to tweak the spacing of avocado trees to have fewer trees per acre and cleared the brush and sage in the orchards to limit flammable objects in the 170-foot fuel modification zone. —Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2025

The wrong weather at the wrong time can doom an orchard. —Jake Goodrick, Sacramento Bee, 18 Feb. 2025

So were their goats, and the lemon and fig orchards that had taken years to bear fruit. —Euan Ward, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025

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

Rhymes for orchard

• tortured

Kids Definition

orchard

noun

or·​chard ˈȯr-chərd 

1

: a place where fruit or nut trees are grown

2

: the trees in an orchard