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Orchard : (noun)
1: garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without
undergrowth [syn: grove, woodlet, plantation]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Orchard : \Or"chard\, n. [AS. ortgeard, wyrtgeard, lit., wortyard,
i. e., a yard for herbs; wyrt herb _ geard yard. See Wort,
Yard inclosure.]
1. A garden. [Obs.]
2. An inclosure containing fruit trees; also, the fruit
trees, collectively; -- used especially of apples,
peaches, pears, cherries, plums, or the like, less
frequently of nutbearing trees and of sugar maple trees.
Orchard grass (Bot.), a tall coarse grass ({Dactylis
glomerata), introduced into the United States from
Europe. It grows usually in shady places, and is of value
for forage and hay.
Orchard house (Hort.), a glazed structure in which fruit
trees are reared in pots.
Orchard oriole (Zool.), a bright-colored American oriole
({Icterus spurius), which frequents orchards. It is
smaller and darker thah the Baltimore oriole.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Orchard, CO
Zip code(s): 80649
Orchard, IA (city, FIPS 59520)
Location: 43.22702 N, 92.77437 W
Population (1990): 93 (38 housing units)
Area: 0.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 50460
Orchard, NE (village, FIPS 37210)
Location: 42.33603 N, 98.24122 W
Population (1990): 439 (218 housing units)
Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 68764
Orchard, TX (town, FIPS 54192)
Location: 29.60304 N, 95.96874 W
Population (1990): 373 (144 housing units)
Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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