Grove

¹

[grohv]

noun

1. Sir George, 1820–1900, English musicologist.

2. Robert Moses Lefty, 1900–75, U.S. baseball player.

grove

²

[grohv]

noun

1. a small wood or forested area, usually with no undergrowth.

   a grove of pines.

2. a small orchard or stand of fruit-bearing trees, especially citrus trees.

   a grove of lemon trees.

grove

/ ɡrəʊv /

noun

1. a small wooded area or plantation

2. 1. a road lined with houses and often trees, esp in a suburban area

   2. ( capital as part of a street name )

      Ladbroke Grove

Other Word Forms

• groved adjective
• groveless adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Grove¹

First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English grāf

Word History and Origins

Origin of Grove¹

Old English grāf; related to grǣfa thicket, _greave , Norwegian greivla to intertwine

Synonym Study

See forest.

Example Sentences

The truck lumbered through the forest in the setting sun, stopping at a grove of bigcone Douglas-fir trees, where West and a colleague unloaded the cage, lifted the door and waited as Orange peeked outside.

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In a moment of silence, they rushed outside to shelter in a nearby grove.

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And hidden within a densely wooded grove was the old barn.

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At first, Morris wondered whether the children would still be interested in learning about redwoods without the “magic” of sitting inside a grove of the towering giants.

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From the parking lot there, walk north on the beach and follow a path up into a eucalyptus grove.

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