as in bushes
a small group of trees
They passed a grove of oaks on their hike to the lake.
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Recent Examples of groves
Sequoia National Park, California California’s jointly managed Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks are famous for their groves of giant Sequoia trees, a species that only grows on the western slope of the Sierra Nevada mountains.
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Graham Averill, Outside Online, 22 Dec. 2024
Celebrity nail artist Queenie Nguyen gives these bright copper nails indents and groves for a unique way to dress them up.
—Audrey Noble, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2024
Maybe even add some textured groves or unexpected decals.
—Audrey Noble, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2024
The Woodland Hills display winds through an eight-block cluster of streets that were home to walnut groves when the tradition began in the early 1950s.
—Francine Kiefer, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Dec. 2024
Ensconced in a vineyard, the property is dotted with cork tree groves, gardens and hiking trails.
—Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Alico continues to manage its citrus groves and land holdings, with recent developments including the extension of a citrus grove management agreement and the impact of Hurricane Milton on its operations.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 2 Dec. 2024
Anagha Nair Mushantaf said many other farmers had been unable to get into their groves and that their harvests would go to waste.
—Anagha Subhash Nair, NBC News, 26 Nov. 2024
Anagha Nair The rhythm of the harvest must go on for farmers on Lebanon’s ancient olive groves, despite the interruptions of bombs falling on all sides.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 26 Nov. 2024
Graham Averill, Outside Online, 22 Dec. 2024
Celebrity nail artist Queenie Nguyen gives these bright copper nails indents and groves for a unique way to dress them up.
—Audrey Noble, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2024
Maybe even add some textured groves or unexpected decals.
—Audrey Noble, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2024
The Woodland Hills display winds through an eight-block cluster of streets that were home to walnut groves when the tradition began in the early 1950s.
—Francine Kiefer, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Dec. 2024
Ensconced in a vineyard, the property is dotted with cork tree groves, gardens and hiking trails.
—Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Alico continues to manage its citrus groves and land holdings, with recent developments including the extension of a citrus grove management agreement and the impact of Hurricane Milton on its operations.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 2 Dec. 2024
Anagha Nair Mushantaf said many other farmers had been unable to get into their groves and that their harvests would go to waste.
—Anagha Subhash Nair, NBC News, 26 Nov. 2024
Anagha Nair The rhythm of the harvest must go on for farmers on Lebanon’s ancient olive groves, despite the interruptions of bombs falling on all sides.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Groves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/groves. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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