grove
pronunciation
How to pronounce grove in British English:
UK [ɡrəʊv]
How to pronounce grove in American English:
US [ɡroʊv]
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- Noun:
- a small growth of trees without underbrush
- garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth
Word Origin
- grove (n.)
- Old English graf "grove, copse, small wood" (akin to græafa "thicket"), not certainly found in other Germanic languages and with no known cognates. Groves of Academe refers to the shaded walks of the Academy at Athens.
Example
- 1. First , some of elk grove 's routine tasks were sent overseas .
- 2. 9 / 16 Coconut grove , florida : a dancer participates in the junkanoo parade at the goombay festival
- 3. It 's how we can get our grove back or find our mojo .
- 4. Finally , we stopped in an olive grove , where we lay face down in the mud .
- 5. As testament to her environmental ardor , a grove of skyscraper-esque trees in redwood national park bears the name of lady bird johnson .