orchard
noun
or·chard
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Definition of orchard
: a planting of fruit trees, nut trees, or sugar maples
also
: the trees of such a planting
Examples of orchard in a Sentence
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Officials are increasing logging on state lands by more than 30% and plan to build a seed orchard in northern Idaho to plant trees to replace those cut down. — USA TODAY, "Record grapefruit, light rail win, Snake Road: News from around our 50 states," 29 Aug. 2019 But this was a white peach from Tom Ringhausen’s orchards in Calhoun County, Illinois, grown on the high limestone bluffs between the Illinois and Mississippi rivers. — John Kass, chicagotribune.com, "Column: Lamenting the last of Tom Ringhausen’s Calhoun County peaches, so sweet they’ll crack your jawbones off.," 29 Aug. 2019 Cloudforest was originally the name for his first bean-to-bar product, made from beans from the Camino Verde orchard in Balao, Ecuador. — Michael Russell, oregonlive.com, "Portland’s best chocolate maker will close its magical cafe," 6 Aug. 2019 James Madison and Thomas Brady are credited with planting the first orchards in the early 1870s. — Martina Schimitschek, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Julian: Apple pie and the Old West bring visitors to this mountain town," 28 June 2019 The seed that Meyer and others would collect ended up in Reimer’s test orchard in Oregon and the U.S. Plant Introduction Station in Glenn Dale, then a rural enclave in Maryland’s Prince George’s County. — Adrian Higgins, The Seattle Times, "Scientists thought they had created the perfect tree. But it became a nightmare.," 17 Sep. 2018 With almond trees in bloom this month, Sacramento Valley Water released a drone video showing the vast orchards in Northern California. — David Caraccio, sacbee, "Amazing drone video shows state’s almond blossoms as freezing temperatures hit," 20 Feb. 2018 The all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast with hot apple topping or cider syrup is served from 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. Free wagon rides cart you out to the orchards. — Roger Naylor, azcentral, "Labor Day weekend 2019: A dozen events worth getting out of Phoenix for," 23 Aug. 2019 There, hayrides shuttle visitors out to the orchard for apple-picking and to a pumpkin patch. — Kit Waskom Pollard, baltimoresun.com, "There are plenty of activities beyond the harvest that will keep things fresh during your apple-picking visits in Harford County," 21 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'orchard.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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orchard
noun
English Language Learners Definition of orchard
: a place where people grow fruit trees
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orchard
noun
or·chard
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Kids Definition of orchard
: a place where fruit trees are grown
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