1
: a small wood without underbrush
a picnic grove
2
: a planting of fruit or nut trees
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Old pine groves dotted the valley and the surrounding ridgetops.
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Thomas Weddle, Outdoor Life, 17 Apr. 2025
To distract me from the bombs exploding around us, my grandfather described his former home and olive groves in what is now Israel, which he had been forced to flee in 1948.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
The flowers, the lemon groves, the palazzos — the food!
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 7 Apr. 2025
Dinner took place at a long table among the olive groves of the property, with string lights illuminating the scene from above.
—Shelby Wax, Vogue, 27 Mar. 2025
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Thomas Weddle, Outdoor Life, 17 Apr. 2025
To distract me from the bombs exploding around us, my grandfather described his former home and olive groves in what is now Israel, which he had been forced to flee in 1948.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
The flowers, the lemon groves, the palazzos — the food!
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 7 Apr. 2025
Dinner took place at a long table among the olive groves of the property, with string lights illuminating the scene from above.
—Shelby Wax, Vogue, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Grove.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grove. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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grove
noun
: a small wood
especially
: a group of trees without underbrush
an orange grove
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