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DictionaryRoot: orceard
Old English

orceard

fruit garden

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A small orchard shown from a slightly elevated angle: orderly rows of mature apple trees bearing visible red fruit, rooted in one continuous grassy plot with clear lanes between the rows.
noun

orchard

OR-cherd/ˈɔːrtʃərd/

An area planted with fruit or nut trees.

Etymology
orchardOld Englishfruit garden

Old English orceard meant a fruit garden: a piece of ground, usually enclosed, devoted to growing fruit trees. The modern sense preserves that agricultural use.

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