# copse

> English word · Noun · IPA /kɒps/ · frequency rank #63,526

## Definitions
1. A coppice: an area of woodland managed by coppicing (periodic cutting near stump level).
2. Any thicket of small trees or shrubs, coppiced or not.
3. Any woodland or woodlot.

## Etymology
1578, from coppice, by contraction, originally meaning “small wood grown for purposes of periodic cutting”.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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