1
: a small wood without underbrush
a picnic grove
2
: a planting of fruit or nut trees
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The grove on the park’s southern edge, first set aside for protection by President Abraham Lincoln, contains giant sequoia trees reaching up to 285 feet tall, with bark more than a foot thick and dating back 2,000 years.
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Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 9 May 2025
Agriculture was always a big draw for the area, which once featured abundant citrus groves and fruit-packing houses.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2025
Guides from Kaua‘i Backcountry Adventures drive guests on an open-air truck through a bamboo grove to a scenic overlook of the 5,148-foot-tall Mount Wai‘ale‘ale volcano, before reaching the canals.
—Rachel Ng, AFAR Media, 7 May 2025
The citrus aesthetic, for example, is inspired by Ojai’s orange groves and a fascination for Sikes.
—India Roby, Architectural Digest, 2 May 2025
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Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 9 May 2025
Agriculture was always a big draw for the area, which once featured abundant citrus groves and fruit-packing houses.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2025
Guides from Kaua‘i Backcountry Adventures drive guests on an open-air truck through a bamboo grove to a scenic overlook of the 5,148-foot-tall Mount Wai‘ale‘ale volcano, before reaching the canals.
—Rachel Ng, AFAR Media, 7 May 2025
The citrus aesthetic, for example, is inspired by Ojai’s orange groves and a fascination for Sikes.
—India Roby, Architectural Digest, 2 May 2025
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“Grove.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grove. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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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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