grove

Everyday

1. A small group of trees, or a small wood. tree →
2. An orchard of fruit trees, such as an orange grove or olive grove. tree →
3. Used in street names: Elm Grove. tree →

In the lessons

In stories and poems a grove is a quiet, shady, sometimes magical place; in geography, farming of olives and oranges. Phrases: olive grove, orange grove, a shady grove.

Examples

• We had a picnic in a shady grove of oak trees. tree →
• Olive groves cover the hills in Greece. tree →
• They picked oranges in the orange grove. tree →
• The elves lived in a secret grove. tree →
• My cousin lives on Maple Grove. tree →
• Birds sang in the grove all morning. tree →
• It is like entering a grove of chestnut and walnut-trees. tree →

Note

Plural groves. A grove is smaller than a wood or a forest. Do not confuse with groove (a long cut) or with grovel.