garden
- noun
- /ˈɡɑrdən/
- Jargon
- Much of the diversity present in Doa Maria's garden had to be acquired elsewhere.
Examples
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And I did grab some fresh herbs from the garden, have some spicy type basil.
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She created a digital garden where she could organize her notes and share her creative ideas.
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In these works, the garden complex is the focus, and the plants are considered design elements.
Academic text (2004) -
You see, in the garden of our economy, growth has its seasons.
Academic text (2011) -
We have to tend to this garden of democracy or else things could fall apart quickly," he said.
Academic text (2018) -
More research needs to be done, including on the ecology of the garden itself.
Academic text (2004) -
Third, gardeners continually defend, in partnership with nonprofit organizations, their right to garden on prime development land.
Academic text (2004) -
He regularly updates his personal garden with new thoughts and drafts for his writing projects.
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The online garden allows users to collaborate and exchange ideas in a shared digital space.
Idioms
- Informal
A situation that seems very good but may hide problems
Compounds
- Literature
A perfect, untouched garden in the Bible where the first humans lived and a way to say an unspoiled place
A small area near a house where people grow vegetables and herbs for the home
- US
A 2004 American film about a young man who returns to his hometown and deals with his feelings
A tool with a long handle and a bar with teeth for gathering leaves or smoothing soil
A large North American spider with black and yellow markings often found in gardens
A small fast-growing herb with peppery leaves used in salads and as a garnish
A garden plant with broad leaves and long hanging red flower spikes
A small plant often grown in gardens with tiny blue, purple, or white flowers
A tall plant with sweet-smelling pink or white flowers and roots used in medicine
A climbing plant with bright orange flowers whose seeds people sometimes eat like capers
- Specialized
A plant people grow for its thick stems and roots that they candy or use as medicine
A bushy plant with lemon-scented leaves and small white or yellow flowers that people use in teas
- Specialized
A very small animal that lives in soil and eats plant roots in gardens or greenhouses
A small plant with spicy leaves used to add flavor to salads and decorate food
A nickname for the US state North Dakota because of the Peace Garden on its border
How Developed
- Specialized
- Jargon
Surface Forms
Etymology
A helpful way to remember the modern sense of garden (a 'digital garden') is to imagine a real garden where ideas are planted, grown, and cared for over time, so a personal online collection of notes is called a 'garden' because it grows and changes like plants.