1
: a small wood without underbrush
a picnic grove
2
: a planting of fruit or nut trees
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In the southern part of the state, thunderstorms were wreaking havoc this week, with lightning igniting a grove of palm trees in San Pasqual Valley, scorching more than 100 on Tuesday.
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Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
And Hulka doesn’t have any complaints about her new on-site office, at the clubhouse on the scenic lake built by movie star namesake Douglas Fairbanks in the 1920s to water his Valencia orange groves.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
The park’s dozen trails meander through a diverse range of ecosystems, from seaside meadows to clifftop groves of Monterey cypress, a species that only grows in the area.
—Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 17 Feb. 2026
The land, which is home to herds of pronghorn antelope, mountain lions, wolves, mule deer and groves of aspen trees, was originally planned for geothermal development when Santa Clara city leaders bought it nearly 50 years ago.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026
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Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
And Hulka doesn’t have any complaints about her new on-site office, at the clubhouse on the scenic lake built by movie star namesake Douglas Fairbanks in the 1920s to water his Valencia orange groves.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
The park’s dozen trails meander through a diverse range of ecosystems, from seaside meadows to clifftop groves of Monterey cypress, a species that only grows in the area.
—Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 17 Feb. 2026
The land, which is home to herds of pronghorn antelope, mountain lions, wolves, mule deer and groves of aspen trees, was originally planned for geothermal development when Santa Clara city leaders bought it nearly 50 years ago.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026
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“Grove.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grove. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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grove
noun
: a small wood
especially
: a group of trees without underbrush
an orange grove
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