copse

[ kops ]

noun

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

copse

/ kɒps /

noun

1. another word for coppice

Word History and Origins

Origin of copse¹

First recorded in 1570–80; alteration of coppice

Word History and Origins

Origin of copse¹

C16: by shortening from coppice

Example Sentences

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

From Slate

The trench is in a wooded copse, surrounded by fields, a thick canopy of trees provides cover.

From BBC

Shifa didn’t look convinced but she helped bring in the boat and wedge it under the cliff in a copse of coconut trees.

From Literature

For years, a neighbor’s copse of sweet gums and oaks would filter the afternoon sun into her dining room.

From Seattle Times

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