1
: a small wood without underbrush
a picnic grove
2
: a planting of fruit or nut trees
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Sicily's interior consists of wheat fields, olive groves, farms, and villages, including many of the places where houses are selling for one euro to those who are willing to refurbish and live there.
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Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 30 May 2024
The sequoias measure, if passed as is through the farm bill, would grant authority to the existing Giant Sequoia Lands Coalition — a group of federal, tribal, state and local agencies and organizations — to oversee much of the process of protecting the groves.
—Gillian Brassil, Sacramento Bee, 30 May 2024
There are also orchards, groves and trails to explore.
—Pueng Vongs, The Mercury News, 24 May 2024
Founded by fishermen in the 1800s, the town grew up along its coastline, which was once blanketed by citrus groves.
—Marisa Spyker, Southern Living, 20 May 2024
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Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 30 May 2024
The sequoias measure, if passed as is through the farm bill, would grant authority to the existing Giant Sequoia Lands Coalition — a group of federal, tribal, state and local agencies and organizations — to oversee much of the process of protecting the groves.
—Gillian Brassil, Sacramento Bee, 30 May 2024
There are also orchards, groves and trails to explore.
—Pueng Vongs, The Mercury News, 24 May 2024
Founded by fishermen in the 1800s, the town grew up along its coastline, which was once blanketed by citrus groves.
—Marisa Spyker, Southern Living, 20 May 2024
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“Grove.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grove. Accessed 5 Jun. 2024.
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grove
noun
: a small wood
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: a group of trees without underbrush
an orange grove
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