copse

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkɒps/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/kɑps/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kops)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
copse /kɑps/USA pronunciation  also cop•pice /ˈkɑpɪs/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a group of small trees or bushes;
    small woods.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
copse  (kops),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a thicket of small trees or bushes;
    a small wood.
Also, coppice. 
  • alteration of coppice 1570–80

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
copse /kɒps/ n
  1. another word for coppice
Etymology: 16th Century: by shortening from coppice
'copse' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
bluff - shaw - spinney - coppice

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