grove
noun
ˈgrōv 
1
: a small wood without underbrush
a picnic grove
2
: a planting of fruit or nut trees
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Adults go to play at this immaculate California wine country retreat sited in a 33-acre grove of olive and oak trees overlooking the Mayacamas. 
Sunset Magazine, 6 Sep. 2022 Explore the nearly 200-acre park’s grove of towering arbors via its small trail system totaling just under two miles. Matt Pawlik, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2022 Meanwhile, a grove of redwood trees (planted by the property’s former owner, Martha Stewart) gives the grounds a sense of grandeur. Elise Taylor, Vogue, 15 Aug. 2022 And last year, a Mono wind event that tore through the grove felled at least 15 sequoias, which remain on the forest floor and could help fuel the fire. Tribune News Service, oregonlive, 10 July 2022 Mock foliage and actual vegetation dominate the main gallery at Brentwood Arts Exchange, but at the room’s center is a grove not of trees, but of stools. Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 17 June 2022 The Kokomea PurePod experience sits nestled within a grove of olive trees with expansive views of the ocean below. Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 5 Apr. 2022 The table setting, which wove through a grove of tulip trees, featured a powder blue tablecloth with illustrations of Marfa landmarks such as the instantly-recognizable Prada Marfa store. Elise Taylor, Vogue, 9 Aug. 2022 Perhaps most eye-catching of all is the home’s gardens, which include a grove of mature olive trees reminiscent of the southern Mediterranean. David Kaufman, Robb Report, 3 Aug. 2022 See More
Sunset Magazine, 6 Sep. 2022 Explore the nearly 200-acre park’s grove of towering arbors via its small trail system totaling just under two miles. Matt Pawlik, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2022 Meanwhile, a grove of redwood trees (planted by the property’s former owner, Martha Stewart) gives the grounds a sense of grandeur. Elise Taylor, Vogue, 15 Aug. 2022 And last year, a Mono wind event that tore through the grove felled at least 15 sequoias, which remain on the forest floor and could help fuel the fire. Tribune News Service, oregonlive, 10 July 2022 Mock foliage and actual vegetation dominate the main gallery at Brentwood Arts Exchange, but at the room’s center is a grove not of trees, but of stools. Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 17 June 2022 The Kokomea PurePod experience sits nestled within a grove of olive trees with expansive views of the ocean below. Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 5 Apr. 2022 The table setting, which wove through a grove of tulip trees, featured a powder blue tablecloth with illustrations of Marfa landmarks such as the instantly-recognizable Prada Marfa store. Elise Taylor, Vogue, 9 Aug. 2022 Perhaps most eye-catching of all is the home’s gardens, which include a grove of mature olive trees reminiscent of the southern Mediterranean. David Kaufman, Robb Report, 3 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Old English grāf
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Kids Definition
grove
noun
ˈgrōv
: a small forest or group of planted trees
Biographical Definition
Grove
biographical name
ˈgrōv
Sir George 1820–1900 English musicologist
grove
noun
as in forest
a small group of trees They passed a grove of oaks on their hike to the lake. Synonyms & Similar Words
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- bosk
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- boskage
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- brake
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