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How to pronounce grove
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What does grove mean?
nounA small forest.
A small forest with minimal undergrowth.
“Near-synonym: woodland”
An orchard of fruit trees.
verbTo cultivate in groves; to grow naturally so as to form groves.
“The trees and shrubs are not arranged after any particular system, but are scattered or groved together in various parts of the garden.”
To cultivate with periodic harvesting that also serves to create order (gaps and lines of trees) to facilitate further harvesting.
To plough or gouge with lines.
“The floor of first story and piazza to be laid with Georgia pine, in narrow courses planed, groved and tongued, and laid in the best manner.”
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