Nursery vs Orchard - What's the difference?
nursery | orchard |
(lb) The act of nursing.
* 1606 , (William Shakespeare), King Lear , sc.1:
(lb) A place where nursing is carried on.
# A room or area in a household set apart for the care of children; specifically in European countries.
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# A place where young trees, shrubs, vines, etc., are cultivated for transplanting; a plantation of young trees.
# The place where anything is fostered and growth promoted.
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#* John Mitchell Mason, (1770-1829)
# A nursery school.
That which forms and educates.
(lb) That which is nursed.
A garden or an area of land to the cultivation of fruit or nut trees.
* {{quote-book, year=1907, author=
, title=The Dust of Conflict
, chapter=1 The trees themselves cultivated in such an area.
As nouns the difference between nursery and orchard
is that nursery is the act of nursing while orchard is a garden or an area of land to the cultivation of fruit or nut trees.nursery
English
(Webster 1913)Noun
(nurseries)- I loved her most, and thought to set my rest / On her kind nursery .
- But they had already discovered that he could be bullied, and they had it their own way; and presently Selwyn lay prone upon the nursery floor, impersonating a ladrone while pleasant shivers chased themselves over Drina, whom he was stalking.
- Fair Padua, nursery of arts.
- Christian families are the nurseries' of the church on earth, as she is the ' nursery of the church in heaven.
Derived terms
* nursery rhyme * nursery school * stellar nursery * workplace nursery * night nursery * day nurseryorchard
English
(wikipedia orchard)Noun
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