1
: a small wood without underbrush
a picnic grove
2
: a planting of fruit or nut trees
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Every year the club has a camping retreat at the grove under tight security.
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Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2025
In addition to captivating views of the Magra Valley and Apennine Mountains, the property offers 14 distinct rooms, a swimming pool, a tennis court, and olive groves.
—Carissa & Dino Tozzi, Travel + Leisure, 10 Feb. 2025
Flames encroached on the trees where butterflies roosted and, while the tree grove remains standing but singed, the status of butterflies is unclear.
—Anton Sorokin, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Feb. 2025
And there’s power in the sheer spectacle of time: The charismatic Sharif becomes an old, embittered, broken man (now played by Mohammad Bakri, Adam’s equally accomplished father), still dreaming of his orange groves.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 25 Jan. 2025
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Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2025
In addition to captivating views of the Magra Valley and Apennine Mountains, the property offers 14 distinct rooms, a swimming pool, a tennis court, and olive groves.
—Carissa & Dino Tozzi, Travel + Leisure, 10 Feb. 2025
Flames encroached on the trees where butterflies roosted and, while the tree grove remains standing but singed, the status of butterflies is unclear.
—Anton Sorokin, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Feb. 2025
And there’s power in the sheer spectacle of time: The charismatic Sharif becomes an old, embittered, broken man (now played by Mohammad Bakri, Adam’s equally accomplished father), still dreaming of his orange groves.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 25 Jan. 2025
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“Grove.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grove. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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grove
noun
: a small wood
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: a group of trees without underbrush
an orange grove
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