to orchard
8.3
To plant and care for fruit trees on land
- verb
- /ˈɔrʧərd/
- The farmers orchard their land by planting rows of apple trees in the spring.
Examples
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In the backyard, she decided to orchard a small area with citrus trees for fresh fruit.
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They orchard the new field with peach and cherry trees to increase their harvest.
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Apple orchards.
Fiction book (1994)
Synonyms
to cultivate
vsto orchard
To prepare land for growing crops
is specific to planting and managing land for fruit trees
Compounds
How Extensive
Surface Forms
orchard infinitive
orcharded past
orcharded past participle
orcharding present participle
orchards third person singular
Etymology
Orchard as a verb comes from the noun and keeps that same image of a 'plant-yard'. A helpful way to remember is that to orchard land means to plant or manage it for fruit trees.