Orchard,

7 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.]
        [1913 Webster]
  


     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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     {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.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  orchard
       n : garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without
           undergrowth [syn: {grove}, {woodlet}, {plantation}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  61 Moby Thesaurus words for "orchard":
     arable land, barnyard, barton, bocage, bosk, cattle ranch,
     chicken farm, collective farm, coppice, copse, cotton plantation,
     croft, dairy farm, demesne, demesne farm, dry farm, dude ranch,
     factory farm, fallow, farm, farmery, farmhold, farmland, farmplace,
     farmstead, farmyard, fruit farm, fur farm, grain farm, grange,
     grassland, grove, hacienda, holt, homecroft, homefarm, homestead,
     hurst, kibbutz, kolkhoz, location, mains, manor farm, pasture, pen,
     plantation, poultry farm, ranch, rancheria, rancho, shaw,
     sheep farm, spinney, station, steading, stock farm, toft, tope,
     truck farm, wood lot, 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)

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Orchard, NE -- U.S. village in Nebraska
     Population (2000):    391
     Housing Units (2000): 208
     Land area (2000):     0.417248 sq. miles (1.080668 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.417248 sq. miles (1.080668 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            37210
     Located within:       Nebraska (NE), FIPS 31
     Location:             42.336036 N, 98.240091 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     68764
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Orchard, NE
      Orchard
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Orchard, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa
     Population (2000):    88
     Housing Units (2000): 35
     Land area (2000):     0.088468 sq. miles (0.229132 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.088468 sq. miles (0.229132 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            59520
     Located within:       Iowa (IA), FIPS 19
     Location:             43.226995 N, 92.774567 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     50460
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Orchard, IA
      Orchard
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Orchard, TX -- U.S. city in Texas
     Population (2000):    408
     Housing Units (2000): 156
     Land area (2000):     0.378147 sq. miles (0.979395 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.378147 sq. miles (0.979395 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            54192
     Located within:       Texas (TX), FIPS 48
     Location:             29.602015 N, 95.968821 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):    
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Orchard, TX
      Orchard