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grove Definition

grove (grōv)

noun

  1. a small wood or group of trees without undergrowth
  2. a group of trees planted and cultivated to bear fruit, nuts, etc.; orchard

Etymology: ME grof < OE graf, akin to græfa, thicket

grove Synonyms

grove

n.

woods, stand, spinney, copse; see forest.

grove Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • academe: These old saints have not yet heard in their groves of academe that GOD IS DEAD!
  • oak: The park was planted about the same time, and has now a grove of fine old oaks, and abounds with deer.
  • palm: The spot selected was one beneath a noble grove of cocoanut palms, andnot far from the ocean beach.
  • tree: The path winds through a grove of willow trees.
  • pine: They rose at our feet like fluttered birds of game; they stood up in our path like rose-bushes amid groves of pine.
  • olive: Ancient villages framed by vineyards, dramatic coastal scenery and shady groves of olive and cypress.

Converse of subject

  • surround: Which despite being on the top of the mountain is still surrounded by huge groves of bamboo.

Converse of object

  • terrace: Blue Tit: family party in terraced olive groves behind Mandraki, Nysiros on 8/5.

Adjective modifier

  • olive: Snow blows through the olive groves, sifting against the tree roots.
  • citrus: The project's success reduced the need for chemical control in citrus groves.
  • coconut: Casualty agent with coconut grove itself move into the owner of the.
  • sacred: Small trees in a pot can create a sacred grove indoors or on a balcony or patio.
  • almond: The last leg takes you through almond groves to your last base.
  • orange: However, the orange groves on Sao Miguel were hit by blight in 1860.

Noun used with modifier

  • elk: An elk grove coin jackpot for a good deal attract the to.
  • bamboo: A mountainside forest setting includes dense bamboo groves which support numerous bird species.
  • cypress: Lush cypress groves, whitewashed houses, sleepy mountain villages and fertile plains are everywhere on the island of Kos.
  • palm: We took the trail back through the palm grove which appeared to end at the dirt road at the back of the resort.
  • Druid: The site of the Abbey was a Druid grove or suchlike, a valuable endowment.
  • yew: This is in origin a Celtic name perhaps meaning ' yew grove ' .
grove Quotes

In the deep windings of the grove no more The hag obscene, and grisly phantom dwell; Nor in the fall of mountain-stream, or roar Of winds, is heard the angry spirit's yell.

—Beattie,James

No pleasing Intricacies intervene, No artful wildness to perplex the scene; Grove nods at grove, each a mirror of the other. The suff'ring eye inverted Nature sees, Trees cut to Statues, Statues thick as trees, With here a Fountain, never to be play'd, And there a Summer-house, that knows no shade; Here Amphitrite sails thro'myrtle bow'rs There Gladiators fight, or die, in flow'rs Un-water'd see the drooping sea-horse mourn, And swallows roost in Nilus'dusty Urn.

—Pope, Alexander

There was a time when meadow, grove, and stream, The earth, and every common sight, To me did seem Apparelled in celestial light, The glory and the freshness of a dream. It is not now as it hath been of yore;ö Turn whereso'er I may, By night or day, The things which I have seen I now can see no more.

—Wordsworth,William

I heard a thousand blended notes, While in a grove I sate reclined, In that sweet mood when pleasant thoughts Bring sad thoughts to the mind.

—Wordsworth,William

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