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All I get on Dictionary .com is this. Which Grove is it Orchard, ballplayer or Forest?

 

 

 

 

grove /groʊv/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[grohv] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation

–noun

1. a small wood or forested area, usually with no undergrowth: a grove of pines.

2. a small orchard or stand of fruit-bearing trees, esp. citrus trees: a grove of lemon trees.

[Origin: bef. 900; ME; OE grāf]

 

—Related forms

groved, adjective

groveless, adjective

 

—Synonyms 1. See forest.

 

Grove /groʊv/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[grohv] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation

–noun

1. Sir George, 1820–1900, English musicologist.

2. Robert Moses (“Lefty”), 1900–75, U.S. baseball player.

 

 

grove (grōv) Pronunciation Key

n.

 

1. A small wood or stand of trees lacking dense undergrowth.

2. A group of trees planted and cultivated for the production of fruit or nuts: an orange grove.

 

[Middle English, from Old English grāf.]

 

Grove (grōv) Pronunciation Key

British musicologist whose Dictionary of Music and Musicians (first published 1878-1889) has become a standard reference work.

 

 

 

Grove, Robert Moses Known as "Lefty." 1900-1975.

American baseball player. A left-handed pitcher for the Philadelphia Athletics (1925-1933) and the Boston Red Sox (1934-1941), he led the American League in earned run average nine times and in strikeouts seven times.

 

 

 

grove

O.E. graf (akin to græafa "thicket"), from P.Gmc. *graibo-, but not found in other Gmc. languages and with no known cognates anywhere.

 

 

grove

 

noun

1. a small growth of trees without underbrush

2. garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth

 

 

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