olive grove
collocation in Englishmeaningsofoliveandgrove
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olive
noun[C]
uk/ˈɒl.ɪv/us/ˈɑː.lɪv/
a small bitter green or black fruit that is eaten or used to produce oil, or a Mediterranean tree on which this ...
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grove
noun[C]
uk/ɡrəʊv/us/ɡroʊv/
a group of trees planted ...
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(Definition ofoliveandgrovefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofolive grove
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Of the 14 men, 8 (57.1 per cent) owned vineyards or olive groves, compared to 13 of the 18 women (72.2 per cent).
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Like the women, they worked vineyards and olive groves, but they also worked their own pieces of land that were sown with grain.
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It became anolivegrove.
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The vineyards and olive groves were rented out in share terms, for half the crop.
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Sitting in the ancientolivegrove, one is given the opportunity to listen, the feet on a bluestone plinth with the word listen inscribed in many different languages.
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Some red lights still glow among the branches in theolivegrove.
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It had a well, a pool, and anolivegrovethat was planted to the north.
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He found that the rustle of theolivegrovehas something very secret in it, and immensely old.
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The story opens with a vivid description of theolivegrove, and a fearful, human-like olive tree within it.
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The rest of the field is the predominant crop in theolivegrove.
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The army took more than six hours to thoroughly level the entire zoo and the adjacent decades-oldolivegrove.
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The apartment includes anolivegrove: 30 mature trees were hoisted up by crane before the roof was completed.
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There is one palm tree in the center and anolivegroveon the edge.
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Her husband was one of the poorest men in the village, and the family's income came from a tinyolivegrovethey owned.
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In the 16th century, a plot of land was purchased behind the palazzo and was used to grow anolivegrove.
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The southern area is covered by a hugeolivegrovewith centuries old olive trees.
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They fled in the direction of theolivegrove...
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This also applies to your vineyard and yourolivegrove.
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The preventive treatments are carried out by spraying theolivegrovewith poisoned protein baits.
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