1
: a small wood without underbrush
a picnic grove
2
: a planting of fruit or nut trees
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The National Lakeshore has done annual winter surveys of its hemlock groves since 2018.
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Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 9 May 2024
About 150 campsites, many with semi-permanent campers or trailers, sit in a grove of tall trees along Indiana 101.
—Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 8 May 2024
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Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 9 May 2024
About 150 campsites, many with semi-permanent campers or trailers, sit in a grove of tall trees along Indiana 101.
—Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 8 May 2024
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“Grove.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grove. Accessed 13 May. 2024.
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grove
noun
: a small wood
especially
: a group of trees without underbrush
an orange grove
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