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copse

/kɒps/

/kɑps/

copsenoun

copses

/kɒps/

/kɑps/

Translations

We took a walk through the copse near the river.

Мы прогулялись по роще возле реки.

Additional translations

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

copseverb

copsed

Past Simple

copsed

Past Participle

copsing

Gerund

/kɒps/

/kɑps/

Rare forestry term meaning ‘to cut back trees so they form a copse’; required to cover complete lexical range.

Definitions

To cut back (trees or shrubs) so that they produce new shoots; to coppice.

The foresters copse the hazel every winter.

Synonyms

coppice back

cut back