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orchard |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: orchard n : a small cultivated wood without undergrowth [syn: {grove}, {woodlet}] From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: 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)
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