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to orchard

to orchard

8.3
To plant and care for fruit trees on land
  • verb
  • /ˈɔrʧərd/
translation icon : plantar árboles frutales
  • The farmers orchard their land by planting rows of apple trees in the spring.

Examples

  • In the backyard, she decided to orchard a small area with citrus trees for fresh fruit.

  • They orchard the new field with peach and cherry trees to increase their harvest.

  • Apple orchards.

    Fiction book (1994)

Synonyms

to cultivate
vsto orchard
38 4.0

To prepare land for growing crops

is specific to planting and managing land for fruit trees

Compounds

A place with many apple trees that grow fruit

An area of land with many peach trees that grow fruit

A tree grown for its apples that people eat

6.1

A strong grass grown for hay to feed farm animals

A small North American songbird whose male has chestnut and black feathers

How Extensive

to manage
643 2.7
to cultivate
38 4.0
to orchard
8.3
to tend
174 1.0
to plant
361 1.0

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.