orchards

noun

plural of orchard
as in gardens
a place where people grow fruit trees an apple orchard

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Recent Examples of orchards Mike Weststeyn, whose family owns about 700 acres of almond orchards in the Ripon area, said their work schedule is guided by daylight, not the clock. — Charlie Lapastora, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026 In the same spirit, Greek and Roman farmers created wooden effigies, often painted red, to spook unwanted visitors from their orchards and vineyards. — Victoria Hoffmann, Christian Science Monitor, 31 Oct. 2026 Surrounding this former Franciscan convent were orchards and open fields and Native American burial mounds. — Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026 For the second time in a decade, Branford is poised to decide whether to let developers build a big-box warehouse store on about 40 acres of former apple orchards in the town’s northeastern corner. — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 27 Oct. 2026 The grounds include multiple ponds, a secluded koi pond reached by a wooden bridge, mature fruit trees and orchards. — Luisa Yanez, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2026 Had the initial choice for substrate prevailed, the patch of cherry orchards around Palo Alto would be called Germanium Valley. — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026 Spend your time exploring local vineyards (or staying overnight in one), picking apples, plums, and pears in orchards come autumn, and trying out ice skating with the locals in the winter on a stretch of the Trans Canada Trail. — Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2026 Huntsinger said commercial almond farming had expanded rapidly in Placer County over the past decade, with many young orchards reaching maturity. — Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for orchards
  1. gardens
  2. vineyards
  3. farms
  4. ranches
  5. farmsteads
Noun
  • Further afield is Park Güell, a complex of gardens featuring Gaudí’s signature architectural details and colours.
    — Jaymi McCann, TheWeek, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Plus check out features on butterfly gardens, flsh camps, luxury cruises and regional travel calendars for events into January.
    — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of gardens
Noun
  • Spend an afternoon exploring vineyards along the Long Island Wine Trail; Kontokosta Winery in Greenpoint is the North Fork’s only waterfront winery, and Borghese Vineyard and Winery is the region’s oldest vineyard and a lovely place to picnic.
    — Sarah Buder, AFAR Media, 2 Oct. 2025
  • As for the current harvest, some local vineyards, like Ascona on Skyline, are completely sold out and most of the fruit has been picked, according to vineyard manager Ken Swegles.
    — Laura Ness, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
Definition of vineyards
Noun
  • Her goal is to help other producers save time, improve their farms, and find a better balance between work and life.
    — Lys Arango, Vogue, 8 Nov. 2026
  • The disparate destinations of McPherson’s childhood, farms that stretched to Gainesville connected on smaller roads, were morphing, but to Woodrow’s eyes, big-deal nights out still seemed distant.
    — Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of farms
Noun
  • A lot of her stories contain sideways glances at the new money coming into town, doctors buying up the old ranches and turning them into weekend homes with American-eagle door knockers.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Today, shooters working for Maui Nui Venison take deer from private ranches each night.
    — Tovar Cerulli, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of ranches
Noun
  • The six-mile journey between the farmsteads required more coordination, including two power companies maneuvering lines along the route so the house could pass through easily.
    — Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Some of the worst cases of the syndrome, for instance, have been on poor farmsteads in South Africa’s Eastern Cape.
    — Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
Definition of farmsteads

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“Orchards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orchards. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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