1
: a small wood without underbrush
a picnic grove
2
: a planting of fruit or nut trees
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In the early morning hours of April 4, 1989, Flynn was found alive in a Florida orange grove with a single bullet in his chest.
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CBS News, 4 Sep. 2024
The landscape is punctuated by acres of mature olive groves—mostly trees brought in from Marrakech.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 3 Aug. 2024
Riders take a 4-mph train trip that loops through the seasonal display (currently sunflowers and other summery blooms), up by the mulberry pond, through the oak grove and then down past the camellia forest.
—Jessica Roy, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2024
Da Paolino is set in a lemon grove toward the north: The ambience is festive and the food terrific.
—Charlotte Davey, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 July 2024
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CBS News, 4 Sep. 2024
The landscape is punctuated by acres of mature olive groves—mostly trees brought in from Marrakech.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 3 Aug. 2024
Riders take a 4-mph train trip that loops through the seasonal display (currently sunflowers and other summery blooms), up by the mulberry pond, through the oak grove and then down past the camellia forest.
—Jessica Roy, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2024
Da Paolino is set in a lemon grove toward the north: The ambience is festive and the food terrific.
—Charlotte Davey, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 July 2024
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“Grove.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grove. Accessed 11 Sep. 2024.
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grove
noun
: a small wood
especially
: a group of trees without underbrush
an orange grove
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