1
: a small wood without underbrush
a picnic grove
2
: a planting of fruit or nut trees
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Join a hike followed by a grove hangout with music and an art activity that celebrates queerness in the human and natural worlds.
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Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 30 May 2026
In Spain, the spotlight is on Rojales, a traditional Costa Blanca village surrounded by citrus groves, and Ronda, a historic mountaintop city in Andalusia.
—Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 27 May 2026
Today, the park remains in the family as Ralph's daughter and three longtime employees continue to operate the grove.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 27 May 2026
The rolling landscape, nestled between a nature preserve and a cattle ranch, had silvery groves of ancient olive trees, a meandering creek, and a network of antique aqueducts snaking through the fields.
—Ingrid Abramovitch, Architectural Digest, 22 May 2026
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Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 30 May 2026
In Spain, the spotlight is on Rojales, a traditional Costa Blanca village surrounded by citrus groves, and Ronda, a historic mountaintop city in Andalusia.
—Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 27 May 2026
Today, the park remains in the family as Ralph's daughter and three longtime employees continue to operate the grove.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 27 May 2026
The rolling landscape, nestled between a nature preserve and a cattle ranch, had silvery groves of ancient olive trees, a meandering creek, and a network of antique aqueducts snaking through the fields.
—Ingrid Abramovitch, Architectural Digest, 22 May 2026
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“Grove.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grove. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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grove
noun
: a small wood
especially
: a group of trees without underbrush
an orange grove
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