copse

UK
/kɒps/
US
/kɑps/

Übersetzungen

copsesubstantiv
copses
Pl.
UK
/kɒps/
US
/kɑps/
We took a walk through the copse near the river.
Мы прогулялись по роще возле реки.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
copseverb
copsed
Präteritum
copsed
Partizip Perfekt
copsing
Gerundium
UK
/kɒps/
US
/kɑps/
Rare forestry term meaning ‘to cut back trees so they form a copse’; required to cover complete lexical range.
Synonyme
coppice back
cut back

Definitionen

copsesubstantiv
A small group of trees or a thicket of bushes.
The children played hide and seek in the copse at the edge of the field.
An area of woodland that is periodically cut to encourage new growth; a coppice.
The estate’s copses are harvested every seven years for firewood.
copseverb
To cut back (trees or shrubs) so that they produce new shoots; to coppice.
The foresters copse the hazel every winter.