Emily Dickinson Lexicon

OR'CHARD, n. [Sax. ortgeard; Goth. aurtigards; Dan. urtegaard; Sw. örtegård; that is, wort-yard, a yard for herbs. The Germans call it baumgarten, tree-garden, and the Dutch boomgaard, tree-yard. See Yard.]

An inclosure for fruit-trees. In Great Britain, a department of the garden appropriated to fruit trees of all kinds, but chiefly to apple-trees. In America, any piece of land set with apple-trees, is called an orchard; and orchards are usually cultivated land, being either grounds for mowing or tillage. In some parts of the country, a piece of ground planted with peach-trees is called a peach-orchard. But in most cases, I believe the orchard in both countries is distinct from the garden.