garden

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

• noun A plot of land used for the cultivation of flowers, vegetables, herbs, or fruit.
• noun An arrangement of living material that is cultivated for food, as a fungus garden maintained by ants.
• noun Grounds laid out with flowers, trees, and ornamental shrubs and used for recreation or display.
• noun A yard or lawn.
• noun A fertile, well-cultivated region.
• noun An open-air establishment where refreshments are served.
• noun A large public auditorium or arena.
• intransitive verb To cultivate (a plot of ground) as a garden.
• intransitive verb To furnish with a garden.
• intransitive verb To plant or tend a garden.
• intransitive verb To work as a gardener.
• adjective Of, suitable to, or used in a garden.
• adjective Provided with open areas and greenery.
• adjective Garden-variety.
• idiom (lead/take) To mislead or deceive (another).

from The Century Dictionary.

• Common; ordinary: as, a garden hen; garden proceedings.
• To lay out or cultivate a garden; work in a garden, or in the manner of a gardener.
• To cultivate as a garden: generally in the past participle.
• noun A plot of ground devoted to the cultivation of culinary vegetables, fruits, or flowering and ornamental plants.
• noun A rich, well-cultivated spot or tract of country; a delightful spot.
• Of, pertaining to, or produced in a garden: as, garden implements or plants.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

• transitive verb To cultivate as a garden.
• noun A piece of ground appropriated to the cultivation of herbs, fruits, flowers, or vegetables.
• noun A rich, well-cultivated spot or tract of country.
• noun an ornamental plant (Impatiens Balsamina).
• noun a wheelbarrow tank and pump for watering gardens.
• noun A globe of dark-colored glass, mounted on a pedestal, to reflect surrounding objects; -- much used as an ornament in gardens in Germany.
• noun [Southern U.S.] A privy.
• noun the raising on a small scale of seeds, fruits, vegetables, etc., for sale.
• noun rich, mellow earth which is fit for a garden.
• noun a cast nail, used for fastening vines to brick walls.
• noun a net for covering fruits trees, vines, etc., to protect them from birds.
• noun a social party held out of doors, within the grounds or garden attached to a private residence.
• noun a plot appropriated to a garden.
• noun a watering pot.
• noun a garden engine; a barrow pump.
• noun large shears, for clipping trees and hedges, pruning, etc.
• noun (Zoöl.) the diadem spider (Epeira diadema), common in gardens, both in Europe and America. It spins a geometrical web. See Geometric spider, and Spider web.
• noun a stand for flower pots.
• noun [Colloq.] vegetables raised in a garden.
• noun a syringe for watering plants, sprinkling them with solutions for destroying insects, etc.
• noun [Colloq.] vegetables raised for the market.
• noun [Obs.] garden truck.
• noun etc. See under Bear, etc.
• noun See under Hanging.
• noun a garden where vegetables are cultivated for household use.