copse

American  

[kops] / kɒps /

noun

1. a thicket of small trees or bushes; a small wood.

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copse British  

/ kɒps /

noun

1. another word for coppice

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Etymology

Origin of copse

First recorded in 1570–80; alteration of coppice

Example Sentences

I remember pulling my rental car into the parking lot of a small church tucked away in a copse.

From Slate • Oct. 24, 2024

Around every bend are tiny rewards — a copse of trees with the Olympic rings poking out, a tiny reflecting-pool shrine that exhorts people to “remember here those who gave their lives for peace.”

From Seattle Times • Sep. 23, 2023

Around every bend are tiny rewards - a copse of trees with the Olympic rings poking out, a tiny reflecting-pool shrine that exhorts people to “remember here those who gave their lives for peace.”

From Washington Times • Sep. 23, 2023

The hulking mass of the Hagia Sophia, the sixth-century church that became the enduring symbol of Christendom, seemed like a basilica to me again, surrounded by a copse of slim, tapered minarets.

From New York Times • May 12, 2022

"Yes, sir. Through that copse and up a little way to the right. That's where the path is."

From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman