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grove

Pronunciation: /grəʊv/

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Definition of grove

noun

  • a small wood or other group of trees:an olive grove [in place names]:Ladbroke Grove

Phrases

the groves of Academe

the academic world: younger men lured from the groves of Academe
[translating Horace's silvas Academi]

Derivatives

grovy

adjective

Origin:

Old English grāf, of Germanic origin

grove in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of grove in the US English dictionary