I. ˈgrōv noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English grāf; akin to Old English grǣfa grove, thicket, and perhaps to Norwegian greivla to branch out
1.
a. : a smaller group of trees than a forest often without underwood and planted or growing naturally as if arranged by art : a wood of small extent
a picnic grove
b.
(1) : a planting of fruit or nut trees : orchard
a pecan grove
a coffee grove
specifically : a planting of citrus trees
an orange grove
(2) : bed
a grove of kelp
2. : a group resembling a grove
had already set up a grove of little shelter tents — John Buchan
II.
dialect England
variant of grave
III.
dialect Britain
variant of groove