grove
1 Americannoun
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a small wood or forested area, usually with no undergrowth.
a grove of pines.
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a small orchard or stand of fruit-bearing trees, especially citrus trees.
a grove of lemon trees.
noun
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Sir George, 1820–1900, English musicologist.
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Robert Moses Lefty, 1900–75, U.S. baseball player.
noun
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a small wooded area or plantation
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a road lined with houses and often trees, esp in a suburban area
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( capital as part of a street name )
Ladbroke Grove
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Related Words
See forest.
Other Word Forms
- groved adjective
- groveless adjective
Etymology
Origin of grove
First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English grāf
Example Sentences
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They camped for the night in a grove of tall white sycamores, right on the bank of the Illinois River.
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The garden shed, with the bananas still on their hook, had been lifted right over the wall and dropped neatly in the middle of the bamboo grove.
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He led them to a small grove full of flowers and bright toadstool mushrooms as tall as Danny’s hip.
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He runs into the center of the grove of trees.
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“This whole grove is filled with polar bear dens. We brought the Weather Lady here to see the mommas and cubs come out last spring.”
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