grove

noun

1
: a small wood without underbrush
a picnic grove
2
: a planting of fruit or nut trees

Examples of grove in a Sentence

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Anagha Nair The rhythm of the harvest must go on for farmers on Lebanon’s ancient olive groves, despite the interruptions of bombs falling on all sides. Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 26 Nov. 2024 The intimate property has 16 rooms and three suites, with grounds that include an olive grove and the Fiermonte Museum, with art from the family collection (an ancestor, Antonia Fiermonte, was a prominent artist and muse to sculptors René Letourneur and Jacques Zwobada). Catherine Sabino, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024 Pecan groves, poultry broilers and dairies also suffered widespread damage. Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 4 Nov. 2024 Tour an olive grove Deutsch considers Le Prandine in Torri del Benaco a hidden gem on the lake. Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 20 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for grove 

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Old English grāf

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of grove was before the 12th century

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“Grove.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grove. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

grove

noun
: a small wood
especially : a group of trees without underbrush
an orange grove

Biographical Definition

Grove

biographical name

Sir George 1820–1900 English musicologist

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