grove  (gr ōv)
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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.] |
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Grove, Robert Moses Known as "Lefty." 1900-1975.
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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  (gr ōv), Sir George 1820-1900.
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British musicologist whose Dictionary of Music and Musicians (first published 1878-1889) has become a standard reference work. |
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