garden
garden: n. & v. --n.
1 esp. Brit. a piece of ground, usu. partly grassed and adjoining a private house, used for growing flowers, fruit, or vegetables, and as a place of recreation.
2 (esp. in pl.) ornamental grounds laid out for public enjoyment (botanical gardens).
3 a similar place with the service of refreshments (tea garden).
4 (attrib.) a (of plants) cultivated, not wild. b for use in a garden (garden seat).
5 (usu. in pl. prec. by a name) Brit. a street, square, etc. (Onslow Gardens).
6 an especially fertile region.
7 US a large public hall.
8 (the Garden) the philosophy or school of Epicurus. --v.intr. cultivate or work in a garden. garden centre an establishment where plants and garden equipment etc. are sold. garden city an industrial or other town laid out systematically with spacious surroundings, parks, etc. garden cress a cruciferous plant, Lepidium sativum, used in salads. garden party a social event held on a lawn or in a garden. garden suburb Brit. a suburb laid out spaciously with open spaces, parks, etc. garden warbler a European woodland songbird, Sylvia borin. gardenesque adj. gardening n. [ME f. ONF gardin (OF jardin) ult. f. Gmc: cf. YARD(2)]
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