US /ɡroʊv/ UK /ɡrəʊv/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a small group of trees, often planted or cultivated together

    They picnicked in a shady grove of olive trees.

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Synonyms
1 noun · a small group of trees,... thicketcopsecoppicewoodlandspinneyorchard
Word family
Forms groves

Etymology

From Old English graf ('grove, thicket'), of uncertain origin, possibly related to græfa ('thicket, bush'); not clearly attested outside English.

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