单词	copse
释义	copse noun ˈkäps  : a thicket, grove, or growth of small trees called also coppice Synonyms boscage boskage bosk bosque bosquet brake brushwood chaparral coppice covert thicket See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences a small copse of trees shaded the back of the house Recent Examples on the Web The hulking mass of the Hagia Sophia, the sixth-century church that became the enduring symbol of Christendom, seemed like a basilica to me again, surrounded by a copse of slim, tapered minarets. New York Times, 12 May 2022 Suddenly, an enormous whoosh rose from the canyon, and a copse of aspen exploded. The New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2021 In a small copse of trees near the street in front of the nursing home, a large cargo van had smashed down on top of the trees, breaking what branches the wind had spared. Dale Ellis, Arkansas Online, 13 Dec. 2021 The copse of fan varieties at the 49 Palm Oasis in the northeast corner of Joshua Tree National Park is the place to go. Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2021 There is a homeless encampment in a little copse of wood where Georgetown starts. Peggy Noonan, WSJ, 7 Oct. 2021 Christopher Lloyd, who created a repository of outsized characters, strides across the stage under a copse of soaring spruce. Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2021 At the heart of La Quinta, the main lawn is home to 1920s Spanish Revival bungalows scattered around a central waterfall in a copse. John Oseid, Forbes, 6 July 2021 In a copse of trees on the southeastern side of the island, the boys found a 13-foot-wide depression surrounded by loose soil and young trees—signs the ground had been disturbed. Dylan Taylor-lehman, Popular Mechanics, 13 May 2021 See More Word History Etymology by alteration First Known Use 1578, in the meaning defined above Kids Definition copse noun ˈkäps  : coppice copse noun as in grove a thick patch of shrubbery, small trees, or underbrush a small copse of trees shaded the back of the house Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance grove coppice forest thicket brushwood bosquet chaparral bush bosque wood bosk woodland brake jungle boskage tangle covert hedge brush canebrake bramble scrubland boscage woodlot scrub greenwood wildwood stand
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