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gar·den [ grd'n ]

noun (plural gar·dens)

Definition:

1. planted area of ground: a plot of ground where plants such as fruits, vegetables, or flowers are grown

2. park: a park or recreational area for the public, generally planted with flowers, bushes, and trees ( often used in the plural )

the botanical gardens

3. farming region: a fertile well-cultivated region

4. outdoor eating and drinking establishment: an eating or drinking establishment that serves its patrons outdoors

a beer garden

5. arena or stadium: a large public arena or stadium

6. U.K.
Same as yard²n (sense 1)

adjective

Definition:

1. relating to garden: relating to, produced in, frequenting, or used in a garden

2. U.K. zoology
Same as garden-variety

intransitive verb (past and past participle gar·dened, present participle gar·den·ing, 3rd person present singular gar·dens)

Definition:

take care of garden: to plan or tend a garden

[14th century. Via Old N French gardin< Vulgar Latin (hortus) gardinus "enclosed (garden)"]

gar·den·er noun

Cultural Note


	The Secret Garden, a children's story (1911) by British writer Frances Hodgson Burnett. It is the tale of a lonely orphan, Mary Lennox, who is sent to live with her uncle Archibald, a widower whose wife died as a result of a fall from a tree in her beloved garden. In restoring the garden, Mary finds happiness and helps the family recover from its misfortune.