ˈȯrchərd, ˈȯ(ə)chəd noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ortgeard, orceard, from Latin hortus garden + Old English geard enclosure, yard — more at yard
1. : a plantation or enclosure containing fruit trees, nut-bearing trees, or sugar maples ; also : the trees of such a plantation
2. archaic : a grove of wild fruit-bearing trees