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

This striking boutique hotel sits within a 17th-century farm, surrounded by 24 acres of olive groves, citrus trees, and herb gardens. —Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 25 Nov. 2025

The rolling property, linked by meandering paths that wind through a redwood grove and pass under a bridge, includes an two-story guesthouse, an executive-length golf course, a 150-seat amphitheater, and a huge lawn for staging events. —Mark David, Robb Report, 24 Nov. 2025

Villa di Piazzano, Cortona Once the 16th-century hunting lodge of a Tuscan cardinal, Villa di Piazzano has been lovingly restored into an elegant country retreat overlooking olive groves and wheat fields. —Hannah Howard, Travel + Leisure, 22 Nov. 2025

Le Chameau Wellington boots in your size await in the wardrobe for exploring the emerald ponds and pecan groves. —Adam Erace, Fortune, 21 Nov. 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