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See also:ORCHARD (O. Eng. ort-geard, later orceard; a See also:combination apparently of See also:Lat. hortus, See also:garden, and " yard " or " See also:Barth ") , a piece of ground enclosed for the purposes of See also:horticulture . The See also:term was formerly used in a See also:general way for a See also:garden where herbs and See also:fruit-trees were cultivated, but is now used exclusively for a piece of enclosed ground for fruit-trees only, and particularly for apples, See also:pears, plums and cherries . |
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