as in bushes
a small group of trees
They passed a grove of oaks on their hike to the lake.
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Recent Examples of groves
The roughly 2,700-square-foot main house sits amid more than 4,000 macadamia trees, along with avocado, finger lime, apple banana, and tangerine groves, offering sweeping ocean and landscape views from a broad lanai.
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 6 Oct. 2025
Land and infrastructure critical to food production, including tree crops like olive groves and fruit orchards, and fields for growing vegetables, have been virtually wiped out.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
As the population increased, apartments, shopping centers, offices and warehouses replaced many of the orange groves and forests that once surrounded Orlando.
—Gisela Salomon, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
The park, well-known for its groves of towering giant sequoias—including the famous General Sherman Tree, the largest tree on Earth by volume—promises a moment of awe for all who explore it.
—Emily Lapointe, Outside Online, 30 Sep. 2025
Swim in a secluded bay, check out ruins, and wander olive groves.
—AFAR Media, 26 Sep. 2025
Spring and fall in general are the best times to get out and spot birds during migration, but small groves of trees and shrubs even in the middle of a city can host birds year-round.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 22 Sep. 2025
As temperatures drop, nearby groves of aspen, willow, cottonwood, and other deciduous trees turn into a brilliant display of scarlet, gold, and orange.
—Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 21 Sep. 2025
The northernmost sequoias grow in Tahoe National Forest, and the southernmost groves are in Sequoia National Forest northeast of Bakersfield.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 20 Sep. 2025
Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 6 Oct. 2025
Land and infrastructure critical to food production, including tree crops like olive groves and fruit orchards, and fields for growing vegetables, have been virtually wiped out.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
As the population increased, apartments, shopping centers, offices and warehouses replaced many of the orange groves and forests that once surrounded Orlando.
—Gisela Salomon, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
The park, well-known for its groves of towering giant sequoias—including the famous General Sherman Tree, the largest tree on Earth by volume—promises a moment of awe for all who explore it.
—Emily Lapointe, Outside Online, 30 Sep. 2025
Swim in a secluded bay, check out ruins, and wander olive groves.
—AFAR Media, 26 Sep. 2025
Spring and fall in general are the best times to get out and spot birds during migration, but small groves of trees and shrubs even in the middle of a city can host birds year-round.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 22 Sep. 2025
As temperatures drop, nearby groves of aspen, willow, cottonwood, and other deciduous trees turn into a brilliant display of scarlet, gold, and orange.
—Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 21 Sep. 2025
The northernmost sequoias grow in Tahoe National Forest, and the southernmost groves are in Sequoia National Forest northeast of Bakersfield.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 20 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for groves
Noun
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As the population increased, apartments, shopping centers, offices and warehouses replaced many of the orange groves and forests that once surrounded Orlando.—
Gisela Salomon,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
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From the forests of Tanzania to the streets of Hollywood, tributes have poured in for Jane Goodall, after the global conservation icon died on Wednesday morning at age 91.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The height is perfect for planting hedges or massing in borders for privacy.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
1 Oct. 2025
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Boxwoods are usually planted in hedges with multiple plants.—
Chris McKeown,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
20 Sep. 2025
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“Groves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/groves. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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