grove

noun

ˈgrōv 

1

: a small wood without underbrush

a picnic grove

2

: a planting of fruit or nut trees

Examples of grove in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

If weather permits, be sure to dine at Oliveto Restaurant & Lounge Bar, which sits beneath a shady grove of trees and overlooks the pool and vineyard. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2026

After winding through an aspen grove, the trail gains close to 3,000 feet of elevation to reach the springs. — The Aspen Times, Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2026

Olivia Studio60, Womack Studios, Disney+ A celebrity TV weatherman retreats with his daughter to his estranged father’s olive groves, reopening old wounds. — Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026

And that took place on another tier of their garden, in an amphitheater amid an olive grove. — Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 7 Oct. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Old English grāf

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for grove

• cove
• drove
• rove
• shrove
• stove
• strove
• throve
• trove
• wove
• alcove
• mangrove

Kids Definition

grove

noun

ˈgrōv 

: a small wood

especially : a group of trees without underbrush

an orange grove

Biographical Definition

Grove

biographical name

ˈgrōv 

Sir George 1820–1900 English musicologist