: a planting of fruit trees, nut trees, or sugar maples
also
: the trees of such a planting
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By tapping into groundwater, rough rangelands could be turned into vast, lucrative and manicured orchards of almonds, pistachios and other tree nuts.
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Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2025
On the palate, fruit notes of orchard, stone, and tropical fruits emerge, especially plum, raisin, apricot, apple, and hints of banana, followed by chocolate, caramel, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cooked cereal flavors.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Some communities use orchards, farmland or other buffers against encroaching wildfires, said Dr. Moritz.
—Mira Rojanasakul, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2025
Thickets of wild blackberries filled what once were gardens or orchards.
—Bydan Charles, science.org, 2 Jan. 2025
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Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2025
On the palate, fruit notes of orchard, stone, and tropical fruits emerge, especially plum, raisin, apricot, apple, and hints of banana, followed by chocolate, caramel, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cooked cereal flavors.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Some communities use orchards, farmland or other buffers against encroaching wildfires, said Dr. Moritz.
—Mira Rojanasakul, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2025
Thickets of wild blackberries filled what once were gardens or orchards.
—Bydan Charles, science.org, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Orchard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/orchard. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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orchard
noun
or·chard
ˈȯr-chərd 
1
: a place where fruit or nut trees are grown
2
: the trees in an orchard
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