garden

English

/ˈɡɑːdn̩/, /ˈɡɑɹdən/

noun
Definitions
  • An outdoor area containing one or more types of plants, usually plants grown for food or ornamental purposes.
  • (UK) The grounds at the front or back of a house.
  • (cartomancy) The twentieth Lenormand card.
  • (figuratively) A cluster; a bunch.
  • (slang) pubic Pubic hair or the genitalia it masks.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English gardyn derived from gardin derived from Frankish *gardo (fenced-in yard, garden) derived from Proto-Germanic *gardô (garden, house, enclosure, fence, yard, hedge, pen) root from Proto-Indo-European *gʰerdʰ- (enclose, belt, yard, court, encircle).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*gʰerdʰ-

Gloss

enclose, belt, yard, court, encircle

Concept
Semantic Field

Clothing and grooming

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

Emoji

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