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gar·den

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–noun

1.	a plot of ground, usually near a house, where flowers, shrubs, vegetables, fruits, or herbs are cultivated.

2.	a piece of ground or other space, commonly with ornamental plants, trees, etc., used as a park or other public recreation area: a public garden.

3.	a fertile and delightful spot or region.

4.	British. yard² (def. 1).

–adjective

5.	pertaining to, produced in, or suitable for cultivation or use in a garden: fresh garden vegetables; garden furniture.

6.	garden-variety.

–verb (used without object)

7.	to lay out, cultivate, or tend a garden.

–verb (used with object)

8.	to cultivate as a garden.

—Idiom

9.	lead up or down the garden path, to deceive or mislead in an enticing way; lead on; delude: The voters had been led up the garden path too often to take a candidate's promises seriously.

[Origin: 1300–50; ME gardin < ONF gardin, OF jardin < Gmc; cf. OHG gartin-, G Garten, yard²

]

—Related forms

gar·den·a·ble, adjective

gar·den·less, adjective

gar·den·like, adjective

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Gar·den

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1.	Alexander, 1730?–91, U.S. naturalist, born in Scotland.

2.	Mary, 1877–1967, U.S. soprano.

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n.

A plot of land used for the cultivation of flowers, vegetables, herbs, or fruit.
gardens Grounds laid out with flowers, trees, and ornamental shrubs and used for recreation or display. Often used in the plural: public gardens; a botanical garden.
A yard or lawn.
A fertile, well-cultivated region.
1. An open-air establishment where refreshments are served.
2. A large public auditorium or arena.

v. gar·dened, gar·den·ing, gar·dens

v. tr.

To cultivate (a plot of ground) as a garden.
To furnish with a garden.

v. intr.

To plant or tend a garden.
To work as a gardener.

adj.

Of, suitable to, or used in a garden: garden tools; garden vegetables.
Provided with open areas and greenery: a garden community.
Garden-variety.

[Middle English gardin, from Old North French, from gart, of Germanic origin; see gher-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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Scottish-born American naturalist and physician who contributed to the classification of New World plants. The gardenia is named after him.

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garden

c.1300, from O.N.Fr. gardin, from V.L. hortus gardinus "enclosed garden," via Frank. *gardo, from P.Gmc. *gardon (cf. O.Fris. garda, O.H.G. garto, Ger. Garten "garden," O.E. geard "enclosure," see yard (1)). The verb is first attested in 1577. Garden variety in figurative sense first recorded 1928.

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garden
noun
1.	a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
2.	the flowers or vegetables or fruits or herbs that are cultivated in a garden
3.	a yard or lawn adjoining a house
verb
1.	work in the garden; "My hobby is gardening"

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garden [ˈgaːdn] noun

a piece of ground on which flowers, vegetables etc are grown
Example: a small garden at the front of the house; (also adjective) a garden slug

Arabic:	حَديقَه
Chinese (Simplified):	庭园
Chinese (Traditional):	庭園
Czech:	zahrada; zahradní
Danish:	have; have-
Dutch:	tuin; tuin-
Estonian:	aed
Finnish:	puutarha
French:	(de) jardin
German:	der Garten, Garten-…
Greek:	κήπος
Hungarian:	kert
Icelandic:	garður
Indonesian:	kebun
Italian:	giardino, di giardino*

Japanese:	庭
Korean:	정원; 정원의
Latvian:	dārzs; dārza-
Lithuanian:	sodas
Norwegian:	hage(-)
Polish:	ogród
Portuguese (Brazil):	jardim
Portuguese (Portugal):	jardim
Romanian:	(de) grădină
Russian:	сад, огород
Slovak:	záhrada; záhradný
Slovenian:	vrt
Spanish:	jardín, huerto
Swedish:	trädgård
Turkish:	bahçe

garden [ˈgaːdn] verb

to work in a garden, usually as a hobby
Example: The old lady does not garden much.

Arabic:	يُزيِّن بالحَدائِق
Chinese (Simplified):	从事园艺
Chinese (Traditional):	從事園藝
Czech:	zahradničit
Danish:	lave havearbejde
Dutch:	tuinieren
Estonian:	aiatööd tegema
Finnish:	harrastaa puutarhanhoitoa
French:	jardiner
German:	gärtnern
Greek:	ασχολούμαι με την κηπουρική
Hungarian:	kertészkedik
Icelandic:	fást við garðyrkju
Indonesian:	berkebun
Italian:	fare del giardinaggio*

Japanese:	庭いじりする
Korean:	정원을 손질하다
Latvian:	kopt dārzu; strādāt dārzā
Lithuanian:	dirbti sode
Norwegian:	arbeide i hagen
Polish:	pracować w ogródku
Portuguese (Brazil):	jardinar
Portuguese (Portugal):	fazer jardinagem
Romanian:	a se ocupa cu grădinăritul
Russian:	заниматься садоводством
Slovak:	záhradníčiť
Slovenian:	vrtnariti
Spanish:	trabajar en el jardín, *huerto
Swedish:	ägna sig åt trädgårdsskötsel
Turkish:	bahçe ile uğraşmak

See also: gardener, gardening, gardens, garden party

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Garden City, TX Zip code(s): 79739

Garden City, KS (city, FIPS 25325) Location: 37.97711 N, 100.86284 W
Population (1990): 24097 (8583 housing units)
Area: 19.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 67846

Garden City, MI (city, FIPS 31420) Location: 42.32380 N, 83.34239 W
Population (1990): 31846 (11374 housing units)
Area: 15.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 48135

Garden City, MN Zip code(s): 56034

Garden City, MO (city, FIPS 26434) Location: 38.56082 N, 94.18837 W
Population (1990): 1225 (516 housing units)
Area: 3.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 64747

Garden City, NY (village, FIPS 28178) Location: 40.72590 N, 73.64455 W
Population (1990): 21686 (7716 housing units)
Area: 13.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 11530

Garden Home, OR Zip code(s): 97223

Garden City, SD (town, FIPS 23460) Location: 44.95791 N, 97.58071 W
Population (1990): 93 (57 housing units)
Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 57236

Garden Grove, IA (city, FIPS 29775) Location: 40.82648 N, 93.60752 W
Population (1990): 229 (120 housing units)
Area: 1.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 50103

Garden City, ID (city, FIPS 29620) Location: 43.64847 N, 116.26701 W
Population (1990): 6369 (2724 housing units)
Area: 8.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 83714

Garden City, IA Zip code(s): 50102

Garden Valley, ID Zip code(s): 83622

Garden Valley, CA Zip code(s): 95633

Garden Ridge, TX (city, FIPS 28248) Location: 29.63470 N, 98.29363 W
Population (1990): 1450 (521 housing units)
Area: 18.4 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 78266

Garden Prairie, IL Zip code(s): 61038

Garden Plain, KS (city, FIPS 25375) Location: 37.66110 N, 97.68156 W
Population (1990): 731 (251 housing units)
Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 67050

Garden City, CO (town, FIPS 29185) Location: 40.39395 N, 104.68873 W
Population (1990): 199 (88 housing units)
Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 80631

Garden City, GA (city, FIPS 32048) Location: 32.10348 N, 81.16286 W
Population (1990): 7410 (3129 housing units)
Area: 13.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 31408

Garden City, UT (town, FIPS 27930) Location: 41.93411 N, 111.40969 W
Population (1990): 193 (415 housing units)
Area: 10.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 84028

Garden View, PA (CDP, FIPS 28456) Location: 41.25650 N, 77.04870 W
Population (1990): 2687 (1159 housing units)
Area: 2.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Garden County, NE (county, FIPS 69) Location: 41.62204 N, 102.34351 W
Population (1990): 2460 (1343 housing units)
Area: 4414.8 sq km (land), 68.9 sq km (water)

Garden City, SC (CDP, FIPS 28455) Location: 33.59265 N, 79.00897 W
Population (1990): 6305 (6821 housing units)
Area: 13.8 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water)

Garden Acres, CA (CDP, FIPS 28182) Location: 37.96390 N, 121.22832 W
Population (1990): 8547 (2816 housing units)
Area: 6.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Garden City, AL (town, FIPS 29032) Location: 34.01478 N, 86.75008 W
Population (1990): 578 (243 housing units)
Area: 5.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Garden Grove, CA (city, FIPS 29000) Location: 33.77875 N, 117.95937 W
Population (1990): 143050 (45984 housing units)
Area: 46.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 92640, 92641, 92643, 92644, 92645

Fig Garden Villa, CA Zip code(s): 93704

Garden City Park, NY (CDP, FIPS 28189) Location: 40.74443 N, 73.66352 W
Population (1990): 7437 (2533 housing units)
Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Garden City South, NY (CDP, FIPS 28200) Location: 40.71120 N, 73.66063 W
Population (1990): 4073 (1437 housing units)
Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Garden, MI (village, FIPS 31380) Location: 45.77530 N, 86.55245 W
Population (1990): 268 (138 housing units)
Area: 2.2 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 49835

Garden Home-Whitford, OR (CDP, FIPS 27825) Location: 45.46513 N, 122.75683 W
Population (1990): 6652 (2717 housing units)
Area: 5.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Lynn Garden, TN Zip code(s): 37665

Pleasant Garden, NC (CDP, FIPS 52760) Location: 35.96217 N, 79.77409 W
Population (1990): 2228 (871 housing units)
Area: 10.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 27313

Winter Garden, FL (city, FIPS 78250) Location: 28.56230 N, 81.58330 W
Population (1990): 9745 (3875 housing units)
Area: 12.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 34787

Elk Garden, WV (town, FIPS 24484) Location: 39.38596 N, 79.15468 W
Population (1990): 261 (109 housing units)
Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 26717

Home Garden, CA (CDP, FIPS 34281) Location: 36.30332 N, 119.63525 W
Population (1990): 1549 (415 housing units)
Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Sedge Garden, NC (CDP, FIPS 60280) Location: 36.08850 N, 80.13904 W
Population (1990): 2784 (1097 housing units)
Area: 9.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Discovery-Spring Garden, MD (CDP, FIPS 23005) Location: 39.46034 N, 77.36079 W
Population (1990): 2443 (742 housing units)
Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

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Gar"den\ (g[aum]r"d'n; 277), n. [OE. gardin, OF. gardin, jardin, F. jardin, of German origin; cf. OHG. garto, G. garten; akin to AS. geard. See Yard an inclosure.]

1. A piece of ground appropriated to the cultivation of herbs, fruits, flowers, or vegetables.

2. A rich, well-cultivated spot or tract of country.

I am arrived from fruitful Lombardy, The pleasant garden of great Italy. --Shak.

Note: Garden is often used adjectively or in self-explaining compounds; as, garden flowers, garden tools, garden walk, garden wall, garden house or gardenhouse.

Garden balsam, an ornamental plant (Impatiens Balsamina).

Garden engine, a wheelbarrow tank and pump for watering gardens.

Garden glass. (a) A bell glass for covering plants. (b) A globe of dark-colored glass, mounted on a pedestal, to reflect surrounding objects; -- much used as an ornament in gardens in Germany.

Garden house (a) A summer house. --Beau. & Fl. (b) A privy. [Southern U.S.]

Garden husbandry, the raising on a small scale of seeds, fruits, vegetables, etc., for sale.

Garden mold or mould, rich, mellow earth which is fit for a garden. --Mortimer.

Garden nail, a cast nail used, for fastening vines to brick walls. --Knight.

Garden net, a net for covering fruits trees, vines, etc., to protect them from birds.

Garden party, a social party held out of doors, within the grounds or garden attached to a private residence.

Garden plot, a plot appropriated to a garden.

Garden pot, a watering pot.

Garden pump, a garden engine; a barrow pump.

Garden shears, large shears, for clipping trees and hedges, pruning, etc.

Garden spider, (Zo["o]l.), the diadem spider (Epeira diadema), common in gardens, both in Europe and America. It spins a geometrical web. See Geometric spider, and Spider web.

Garden stand, a stand for flower pots.

Garden stuff, vegetables raised in a garden. [Colloq.]

Garden syringe, a syringe for watering plants, sprinkling them with solutions for destroying insects, etc.

Garden truck, vegetables raised for the market. [Colloq.]

Garden ware, garden truck. [Obs.] --Mortimer.

Bear garden, Botanic garden, etc. See under Bear, etc.

Hanging garden. See under Hanging.

Kitchen garden, a garden where vegetables are cultivated for household use.

Market garden, a piece of ground where vegetable are cultivated to be sold in the markets for table use.