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DictionarygroveGroup of trees
noun

grove

GROHV/ɡrəʊv/

A small group of trees growing together.

A small grove stands in an open grassy clearing.

A compact, clearly bounded cluster of mature leafy trees standing together in an otherwise open grassy clearing, with visible open space around the entire group.
Etymology
groveOld Englishgrove, small wood

Old English graf already meant a copse or small wood, so the modern sense preserves the same kind of wooded place. Its deeper ancestry is unknown.

In context

LY Manhwa Recap26:47
Behind the courtyard was a hillside with a small grove of trees
My Father Was Crippled, My Clan Abandoned Us, and I Awakened a Hunting Skill System

More examples

  • We rested in the shade of a small grove.
  • The farmer planted a grove of orange trees.
  • Birds nested throughout the grove.

Forms

grove · groves

Similar words

forest
Usually much larger than a grove.
copse
Another small group of trees, often dense or managed.