1
: a small wood without underbrush
a picnic grove
2
: a planting of fruit or nut trees
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Several rural areas of the county, former ranches and citrus groves, are currently in the process of selling and are being prepared for development.
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James Wilkins, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 June 2025
Moving further north Florida is one of the only places the subtropical fruit grows in the United States and groves cover more than 1000 acres across the state, most of them in the southern tip of the state.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 26 June 2025
And to a collective—of parents and grandparents and ancestors and olive groves and hillsides that endured and perished or endured and survived and passed on their memories and practices and language to me, to us.
—Cindy Juyoung Ok
june 26, Literary Hub, 26 June 2025
Cook County’s Forest Preserves — one of the oldest and biggest in the country — include 70,000 acres of campgrounds, trails, boating centers, picnic groves and golf courses.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2025
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James Wilkins, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 June 2025
Moving further north Florida is one of the only places the subtropical fruit grows in the United States and groves cover more than 1000 acres across the state, most of them in the southern tip of the state.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 26 June 2025
And to a collective—of parents and grandparents and ancestors and olive groves and hillsides that endured and perished or endured and survived and passed on their memories and practices and language to me, to us.
—Cindy Juyoung Ok
june 26, Literary Hub, 26 June 2025
Cook County’s Forest Preserves — one of the oldest and biggest in the country — include 70,000 acres of campgrounds, trails, boating centers, picnic groves and golf courses.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2025
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“Grove.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grove. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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grove
noun
: a small wood
especially
: a group of trees without underbrush
an orange grove
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