a small wood or forested area, usually with no undergrowth.
a grove of pines.
a small orchard or stand of fruit-bearing trees, especially citrus trees.
a grove of lemon trees.
Sir George, 1820–1900, English musicologist.
Robert Moses Lefty, 1900–75, U.S. baseball player.
a small wooded area or plantation
a road lined with houses and often trees, esp in a suburban area
( capital as part of a street name )
Ladbroke Grove
See forest.
First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English grāf
A grove can be an orchard or a clump of trees that doesn't have much undergrowth and occupies a contained area, like an orange grove or a small shady grove of oak trees where you can have a picnic. You wouldn't call a forest or a large woods a grove — that's too big. And you wouldn't call two or three trees a grove either — that's too small. A grove is somewhere in between. You'll often hear the word refer to a group of trees cultivated by humans, often for commercial purposes, such as an apple grove planted to supply produce to grocery stores.
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Additionally, just this March, it opened a conservation grove of Torrey pines grown from seeds collected on Santa Rosa.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
At the core of “Land” is the sacred grove that enchanted Tomás and survives as a point “of confluence between our world and other worlds.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
Then one day the mapmaker stumbles on a sacred grove that delivers him a vision and a mission.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
It is likely that the grove retained some heat and isolated pockets of fire, park service public information officer Sierra Frisbie said Tuesday evening.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
At the bottom of the pass, just as I skimmed out of a grove of spruce trees, I saw something strange on the trail.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
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