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orchard

orc·hard

UK/ˈɔː.tʃəd/ US/ˈɔɹ.t͡ʃɚd/ fairly common

noun

1.

garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth

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Origin

From Middle English orchard, orcherd, from Old English orċeard, ortġeard, a compound of *ort (probably from Proto-Germanic *urtiz, a dissimilated variant of Proto-Germanic *wurt- (“wort (plant)”), later incorrectly associated with unrelated Latin hortus (“garden”)) + ġeard (see hortyard and yard, which ironically is etymologically linked with hortus). Cognate with Swedish örtagård (“herb garden”), Gothic 𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍄𐌹𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌳𐍃 (aurtigards, “orchard”), Old High German orzōn (“to cultivate a field”). Equivalent to wort + yard. More at root.

Phrases

  • Cherry Orchard
  • cottage orchard
  • creationist orchard
  • Euclid's orchard
  • High Orchard
  • Indian Orchard
  • marble orchard
  • Old Orchard Beach

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