Grove (redirected from Grove, Sir George)

Grove  (grv), Sir George 1820-1900.

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

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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.

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grove  (grv)

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.

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[Middle English, from Old English grf.]

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grove

Noun

a small wood or group of trees: orange groves [Old English grāf]

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Grove a small wood or group of trees for providing shade, forming avenues, etc. See also bosk.

Examples: grove of bayonets, 1889; of ears of wheat, 1667; of fruit trees, 1838; of their own kindred, 1793; of Athenian literature, 1849; of olives, 1667; of majestic palms, 1856; of spears, 1667; of trees.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	grove - a small growth of trees without underbrush forest, woods, wood - the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
	2.	grove - garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth orchard, woodlet, plantation apple orchard - a grove of apple trees garden - a plot of ground where plants are cultivated lemon grove - a grove of lemon trees orange grove - grove of orange trees peach orchard - a grove of peach trees

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grove

noun wood, woodland, plantation, covert, thicket, copse, brake, coppice, spinney

Translations

grove [grəuv] n → arboleda

grove [grəuv] n → bosquet m

grove [grəuv] n → Hain m, Wäldchen nt

grove [grəuv] n → boschetto