1
: a small wood without underbrush
a picnic grove
2
: a planting of fruit or nut trees
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On the Lebanese side, brown farmland and olive groves are inaccessible now to their owners.
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Jane Arraf, NPR, 3 Nov. 2025
Banana farms, coconut plantations and citrus groves perished in the storm.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2025
Sequoias The sequoia climate is dryer, though extremely snowy winters make accessing groves difficult between November and April.
—AFAR Media, 28 Oct. 2025
As one of the last natural stretches of Lake Michigan shoreline, it’s known for its tall dunes, pine groves, and more than two miles of golden-sand beach.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 28 Oct. 2025
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Jane Arraf, NPR, 3 Nov. 2025
Banana farms, coconut plantations and citrus groves perished in the storm.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2025
Sequoias The sequoia climate is dryer, though extremely snowy winters make accessing groves difficult between November and April.
—AFAR Media, 28 Oct. 2025
As one of the last natural stretches of Lake Michigan shoreline, it’s known for its tall dunes, pine groves, and more than two miles of golden-sand beach.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 28 Oct. 2025
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“Grove.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grove. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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grove
noun
: a small wood
especially
: a group of trees without underbrush
an orange grove
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