Orchard
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Orchard \Or"chard\, n. [AS. ortgeard, wyrtgeard, lit., wortyard,
i. e., a yard for herbs; wyrt herb + geard yard. See {Wort},
{Yard} inclosure.]
1. A garden. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]
2. An inclosure containing fruit trees; also, the fruit
trees, collectively; -- used especially of apples,
peaches, pears, cherries, plums, or the like, less
frequently of nutbearing trees and of sugar maple trees.
[1913 Webster]
{Orchard grass} (Bot.), a tall coarse grass ({Dactylis
glomerata}), introduced into the United States from
Europe. It grows usually in shady places, and is of value
for forage and hay.
{Orchard house} (Hort.), a glazed structure in which fruit
trees are reared in pots.
{Orchard oriole} (Zool.), a bright-colored American oriole
({Icterus spurius}), which frequents orchards. It is
smaller and darker thah the Baltimore oriole.
[1913 Webster]
from
U.S. Gazetteer (1990)
Orchard, CO
Zip code(s): 80649
Orchard, IA (city, FIPS 59520)
Location: 43.22702 N, 92.77437 W
Population (1990): 93 (38 housing units)
Area: 0.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 50460
Orchard, NE (village, FIPS 37210)
Location: 42.33603 N, 98.24122 W
Population (1990): 439 (218 housing units)
Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 68764
Orchard, TX (town, FIPS 54192)
Location: 29.60304 N, 95.96874 W
Population (1990): 373 (144 housing units)
Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
from
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
Orchard, NE -- U.S. village in Nebraska
Population (2000): 391
Housing Units (2000): 208
Land area (2000): 0.417248 sq. miles (1.080668 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.417248 sq. miles (1.080668 sq. km)
FIPS code: 37210
Located within: Nebraska (NE), FIPS 31
Location: 42.336036 N, 98.240091 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 68764
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Orchard, NE
Orchard
from
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
Orchard, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa
Population (2000): 88
Housing Units (2000): 35
Land area (2000): 0.088468 sq. miles (0.229132 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.088468 sq. miles (0.229132 sq. km)
FIPS code: 59520
Located within: Iowa (IA), FIPS 19
Location: 43.226995 N, 92.774567 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 50460
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Orchard, IA
Orchard
from
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
Orchard, TX -- U.S. city in Texas
Population (2000): 408
Housing Units (2000): 156
Land area (2000): 0.378147 sq. miles (0.979395 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.378147 sq. miles (0.979395 sq. km)
FIPS code: 54192
Located within: Texas (TX), FIPS 48
Location: 29.602015 N, 95.968821 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Orchard, TX
Orchard
from
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
61 Moby Thesaurus words for "orchard":
arable land, barnyard, barton, bocage, bosk, cattle ranch,
chicken farm, collective farm, coppice, copse, cotton plantation,
croft, dairy farm, demesne, demesne farm, dry farm, dude ranch,
factory farm, fallow, farm, farmery, farmhold, farmland, farmplace,
farmstead, farmyard, fruit farm, fur farm, grain farm, grange,
grassland, grove, hacienda, holt, homecroft, homefarm, homestead,
hurst, kibbutz, kolkhoz, location, mains, manor farm, pasture, pen,
plantation, poultry farm, ranch, rancheria, rancho, shaw,
sheep farm, spinney, station, steading, stock farm, toft, tope,
truck farm, wood lot, woodlet
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