grove

noun

ˈgrōv 

1

: a small wood without underbrush

a picnic grove

2

: a planting of fruit or nut trees

Examples of grove in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Winery tours, boat trips, visits to mountain towns, farms, ancient villages, and olive groves can be arranged. —Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 30 Dec. 2025

Jessica Gerardi, a long-time British Vogue fashion editor with Italian roots, exchanged vows in an olive grove at a rustic stone farmhouse in Umbria. —Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 26 Dec. 2025

Das Peach Haus is a rustic farmhouse overlooking a serene pond and surrounded by a grove of pine trees that suits the casual vibe of the Texas Hill Country. —Patti Nickell, Boston Herald, 21 Dec. 2025

There’s also a small but shady Engelmann oak grove set among boulders and a number of short hills to climb for those seeking a workout. —Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Dec. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Old English grāf

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for grove

• clove
• cove
• drove
• rove
• shrove
• stove
• strove
• throve
• trove
• wove
• alcove
• mangrove

Kids Definition

grove

noun

ˈgrōv 

: a small wood

especially : a group of trees without underbrush

an orange grove

Biographical Definition

Grove

biographical name

ˈgrōv 

Sir George 1820–1900 English musicologist