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Grove Trees Small Area Land Growing Forest Closely

Front grove
Back grove /ɡrəʊv $ ɡroʊv/ noun
1[countable] a piece of land with trees growing on it
grove of
a small grove of beech trees
olive/lemon/palm etc grove
He owns an orange grove near Tel Aviv.
2Grove used in the names of roads:
Lisson Grove
THESAURUS
forest a very large area of land with a lot of trees growing closely together: In 1500, most of the country was forest. | the Black Forest in Germany
woods (also wood British English) an area of land covered with a lot of trees, that is smaller than a forest: Behind the house were the woods that we used to play in. | Follow the path through a small wood.
woodland an area of land that is covered with trees – used especially for describing the type of land in an area: The site covers 74 acres of beautiful ancient woodland.
rainforest a thick forest with tall trees, in tropical parts of the world that have a lot of rain: Tropical rainforests are home to over half of the planet’s plant and animal species. | the Indonesian rainforest
jungle an area of tropical forest where trees and large plants grow very closely together: the jungles of Borneo | The palace was hidden for centuries in Guatemala’s dense jungle.
grove a small group of trees, or an area of land planted with a particular type of fruit tree: The temple was built in the centre of a small grove of trees. | the olive groves of southern Spain
copse /kɒps $ kɑːps/ a small area of trees or bushes growing closely together: At the top of the field was a copse full of rabbits.
plantation a large area of trees planted for their wood, fruit etc: a rubber plantation
thicket /ˈθɪkət, ˈθɪkɪt/ a small group of bushes, plants, or small trees growing closely together: Tall bamboo thickets fringed the narrow river.

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