: a planting of fruit trees, nut trees, or sugar maples
also
: the trees of such a planting
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Paths throughout the property take you past heritage rose gardens and a one-acre apple orchard.
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Tori Latham, Robb Report, 28 May 2025
The affair requires shipping nearly 2 million honeybee colonies from all across the country to California orchards.
—Joanna Thompson, The Atlantic, 20 May 2025
Multiple fire pits, picnic tables and a community orchard.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 20 May 2025
Formal gardens, an orchard, redwood groves, oaks and ties to the 1850s redwood logging history are part of the secluded Bay Area property.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 19 May 2025
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Tori Latham, Robb Report, 28 May 2025
The affair requires shipping nearly 2 million honeybee colonies from all across the country to California orchards.
—Joanna Thompson, The Atlantic, 20 May 2025
Multiple fire pits, picnic tables and a community orchard.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 20 May 2025
Formal gardens, an orchard, redwood groves, oaks and ties to the 1850s redwood logging history are part of the secluded Bay Area property.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 19 May 2025
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“Orchard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/orchard. Accessed 4 Jun. 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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