The meaning of COPSE is a thicket, grove, or growth of small trees —called also coppice.

They were passing through a little copse, where the light was but misty and indistinct, and where the road made a sudden sharp turn almost at right angles, affording complete shelter to any …

Definition of copse noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Dec 14, 2025 · copse (third-person singular simple present copses, present participle copsing, simple past and past participle copsed) (transitive, horticulture) To trim or cut.

COPSE definition: a thicket of small trees or bushes; a small wood. See examples of copse used in a sentence.

copse in American English (kɑps) noun a thicket of small trees or bushes; a small wood

Over time, 'copse' evolved to describe a small group or thicket of trees or shrubs that is densely clustered together. The word's etymology highlights its historical association with wooded …

Copse definition: A thicket of small trees or shrubs; a coppice.

What is the etymology of the noun copse? copse is a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: English copys.

• Bear left, across the field to a gate in the opposite left hand corner by a copse. • They were in the fifth field near a copse of native trees when the incident occurred.