1
: a small wood without underbrush
a picnic grove
2
: a planting of fruit or nut trees
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The sequoia saplings destined for Detroit are clones of two giants known as Stagg — the world’s fifth-largest tree — and Waterfall, of the Alder Creek grove, about 150 miles north of Los Angeles.
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Corey Williams, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2025
Twisty olive trees from past groves grew along with towering sycamores, eucalypti, and deodar cedars.
—Francine Kiefer, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Apr. 2025
Don’t Miss: A moderate trail from the campsite heads into the Hoover Wilderness for a six-mile round trip hike through aspen groves to alpine Green Lake.
—Jenna Blough, Outside Online, 8 Apr. 2025
The surge of settler and military violence since October 7 meant that olive groves had been abandoned throughout the West Bank.
—Ben Ehrenreich, Harpers Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025
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Corey Williams, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2025
Twisty olive trees from past groves grew along with towering sycamores, eucalypti, and deodar cedars.
—Francine Kiefer, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Apr. 2025
Don’t Miss: A moderate trail from the campsite heads into the Hoover Wilderness for a six-mile round trip hike through aspen groves to alpine Green Lake.
—Jenna Blough, Outside Online, 8 Apr. 2025
The surge of settler and military violence since October 7 meant that olive groves had been abandoned throughout the West Bank.
—Ben Ehrenreich, Harpers Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Grove.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grove. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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grove
noun
: a small wood
especially
: a group of trees without underbrush
an orange grove
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