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

The sequoia saplings destined for Detroit are clones of two giants known as Stagg — the world’s fifth-largest tree — and Waterfall, of the Alder Creek grove, about 150 miles north of Los Angeles. —Corey Williams, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2025

Twisty olive trees from past groves grew along with towering sycamores, eucalypti, and deodar cedars. —Francine Kiefer, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Apr. 2025

Don’t Miss: A moderate trail from the campsite heads into the Hoover Wilderness for a six-mile round trip hike through aspen groves to alpine Green Lake. —Jenna Blough, Outside Online, 8 Apr. 2025

The surge of settler and military violence since October 7 meant that olive groves had been abandoned throughout the West Bank. —Ben Ehrenreich, Harpers Magazine, 26 Mar. 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