1
: a small wood without underbrush
a picnic grove
2
: a planting of fruit or nut trees
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The shift in setting, from the States to Sicily, should yield evocative and, at least for a video game, new sights: The story itself begins in the Sicilian sulfur mines before whisking players through a rural landscape of pretty villages and aromatic lemon groves.
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Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 23 May 2025
The 8-mile round-trip hike crosses bridges over creeks and winds through aspen groves, alpine meadows, and past smaller cascades before reaching the multi-tiered waterfall in Eagles Nest Wilderness.
—Jennifer Broome, Denver Post, 20 May 2025
Beyond the culinary aspect, our olive grove, garden and apiary provide a rare opportunity for guests to directly reconnect with nature at a time when so many experiences are filtered through a digital screen.
—Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
Things to do include swimming in the clear lake, e-biking, hiking, exploring lemon groves, picnicking and, of course, taking boat trips.
—Kathryn Romeyn, AFAR Media, 16 May 2025
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Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 23 May 2025
The 8-mile round-trip hike crosses bridges over creeks and winds through aspen groves, alpine meadows, and past smaller cascades before reaching the multi-tiered waterfall in Eagles Nest Wilderness.
—Jennifer Broome, Denver Post, 20 May 2025
Beyond the culinary aspect, our olive grove, garden and apiary provide a rare opportunity for guests to directly reconnect with nature at a time when so many experiences are filtered through a digital screen.
—Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
Things to do include swimming in the clear lake, e-biking, hiking, exploring lemon groves, picnicking and, of course, taking boat trips.
—Kathryn Romeyn, AFAR Media, 16 May 2025
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“Grove.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grove. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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grove
noun
: a small wood
especially
: a group of trees without underbrush
an orange grove
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