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noun or·chard \ˈȯr-chərd\

Definition of orchard

: a planting of fruit trees, nut trees, or sugar maples; also : the trees of such a planting

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Recent Examples of orchard from the Web

And getting in on that scene is agriculture, which is drawing tourists who come to the city of Frederick up county for its orchards, produce markets and creameries.

— j.f. meils and sebastian obando | ap, Washington Post, "In north Maryland, economic trick in blending old with new", 2 June 2017
In the late 1930s, the Los Angeles architect was hired by the co-founder of Harry & David to design a California Georgian-style mansion in east Medford, near the mail-order company's headquarters and orchards.

— janet eastman, OregonLive.com, "Harry & David mansion by famed architect becomes hospice facility (photos, video)", 31 May 2017
Many workers are from Mexico and spend as much as nine months pruning the trees, thinning the orchards and harvesting the crop.

— kim severson, New York Times, "The South Faces a Summer With Fewer Peaches", 30 May 2017
Advocates for the Swainson’s hawk, listed as threatened by the state, are unhappy with the habitat mitigation land chosen for the hawks, which is an orchard west of the airport, adjacent to the Teal Bend golf course.

— tony bizjak, sacbee, "This is where Sacramento plans to put nearly 3,000 new homes", 29 May 2017
Virginia's father, Albert Eagles, was a dentist, but in rural Indiana also started an apple orchard, Rascher said.

— mike danahey, Elgin Courier-News, "Elgin's graceful gardener reminds you 'there is goodness in the world'", 26 May 2017
Outside is a Beijing business district that just a decade ago was orchards and farming villages.

— kevin maney, WIRED, "The New Face of IBM", 1 July 2005

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