Or'chard, n.

n. [A-S. ortgeard, wyrtgeard, that is, wort-yard, a yard for herbs, from wyrt, wurt, wort, herb, and geard, yard; Icel. urta, gardr, jurtu-gardr, Dan. urtegaard, Sw. örtegård, Goth. aurti-gards. Cf. HORTYARD.] An inclosure or assemblage of fruit-trees; especially, of apples, peaches, pears, or cherries; — rarely of nut-bearing trees.

Orchard-grass (Bot.), a tall grass (Dactylus glomerata), with long, broad, shining leaves, introduced from England, and now common in the United States, growing usually in shady places. Gray.—Orchard-house (Hort.), a glazed house or structure in which fruit-trees are reared in pots.