Glade vs. Grove — What's the Difference?

An open space in a wood or forest

A small wood or stand of trees lacking dense undergrowth.

An open space in a forest.

A group of trees planted and cultivated for the production of fruit or nuts

A tract of marshland.

A small forest.

An open passage through a wood; a grassy open or cleared space in a forest.

An orchard of fruit trees.

(colloquial) An everglade.

A place of worship.

An open space in the ice on a river or lake.

A lodge of the Ancient Order of Druids.

A bright surface of ice or snow.

To cultivate in groves; to grow naturally so as to form groves.

(obsolete) A gleam of light.

To cultivate with periodic harvesting that also serves to create order (gaps and lines of trees) to facilitate further harvesting.

(obsolete) A bright patch of sky; the bright space between clouds.

To plough or gouge with lines.

An open passage through a wood; a grassy open or cleared space in a forest.

A smaller group of trees than a forest, and without underwood, planted, or growing naturally as if arranged by art; a wood of small extent.

An everglade.

A small growth of trees without underbrush

An opening in the ice of rivers or lakes, or a place left unfrozen; also, smooth ice.

Garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth

A tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area