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
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