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garden

noun
 
 
/ˈɡɑː.dən/ US  /ˈɡɑːr-/

Definition

A1 [C] (US usually yard) a piece of land next to and belonging to a house, where flowers and other plants are grown, and often containing an area of grass: garden tools/furniture a garden shedmainly UK The house has a large back garden, and a small front garden.Gardens and yards C1 [C usually plural] a public park with flowers, plants, and places to sit: the Botanical GardensGardening - general words
(Definition of garden noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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