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noun / verb

garden

GAR-dn/ˈɡɑːrdn/

An area for growing plants, or tending plants in such an area.

The garden has vegetable beds and flowers divided by a path.

A sunny piece of garden ground with neat vegetable beds and flowers, a path divides planted plots, no people needed.
Etymology
gardenOld North Frenchgarden, orchard

Old North French gardin covered kitchen gardens and orchards. Its history connects these cultivated spaces with enclosure: a garden was a bounded area for growing plants.

In context

Frank Tufano1:12
If you've ever actually tried growing fruits or vegetables in a garden, you know something is going to get to it first, whether it's a squirrel or a bird.
Raw Fruit Boy finds Bliss in Infertility

More examples

  • She gardens on weekends.
  • They have gardened in this small plot for years.
  • The neighboring gardens grew different crops.

Forms

garden · gardens · gardened · gardening

gardener noun — Someone who grows and tends plants.

Similar words

plot
A piece of ground, not necessarily planted.
orchard
Land planted specifically with fruit or nut trees.