grove.

A small group of trees growing together, often without dense undergrowth.

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Words that belong together

• olive grove
• shaded grove

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They rested in a shaded grove beyond the orchard.

Usage notes

Primary category: setting / environment. Forms: Singular grove; plural groves. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: setting, description. Commonness: moderately common.