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

Its 1,300-plus acres encompass hardwood forests, native grasslands, mature pecan groves, and seven miles of trails that wind through the varied terrain. — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 17 Aug. 2026

Here, with the thermometer approaching a hundred, the grove of hornbeams turned a Las Vegas summer day into a San Francisco spring. — Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026

It’s located in Istria, an area sculpted by rolling hills, vineyards, and olive groves rather than coastline (Poreč and Rovinj, on the water, are each about a 30-minute drive). — Katharine Sohn, Architectural Digest, 17 Aug. 2026

The highlight of your weekend will undoubtedly be horseback riding through groves of oaks up to the pancake breakfast. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Aug. 2026

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

• 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