grove
Meaning
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- A small forest.
- An orchard of fruit trees.
- A place of worship.
- A lodge of the Ancient Order of Druids.
Synonyms
small wood
woodlet
tree group
flower-garden
public garden
grove wood
cluster of trees
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɡɹəʊv/
Etymology
From Middle English grove, grave, from Old English grāf, grāfa (“grove; copse”), from Proto-West Germanic *graib, *graibō (“branch, group of branches, thicket”), from Proto-Germanic *graibaz, *graibô (“branch, fork”). Related to Old English grǣf, grǣfe (“brushwood; thicket; copse”), Old English grǣfa (“thicket”), dialectal Norwegian greive (“ram with splayed horns”), dialectal Norwegian greivlar (“ramifications of an antler”), dialectal Norwegian grivla (“to branch, branch out”), Old Norse grein (“twig, branch, limb”). More at greave.
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