Collins English-English Dictionary

garden ['gɒːd^ən]

1. 1. n [Brit] an area of land, usually planted with grass, trees, flowerbeds, etc, adjoining a house yard

2. 2. n (as modifier)

   a garden chair

3. 3. n an area of land used for the cultivation of ornamental plants, herbs, fruit, vegetables, trees, etc

4. 4. n (as modifier)

   garden tools

5. 5. n [often plural] such an area of land that is open to the public, sometimes part of a park

   botanical gardens

6. 6. n a fertile and beautiful region

7. 7. n (as modifier)

   a garden paradise

8. 8. n [modifier] provided with or surrounded by a garden or gardens

   a garden flat

9. 9. vb to work in, cultivate, or take care of (a garden, plot of land, etc)

10. 10. vb [Etymology] C14: from Old French gardin, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German gart enclosure; see yard² (sense 1)