copse

(kŏps)
n.
A thicket of small trees or shrubs; a coppice.

[Middle English copys, from Old French copeiz, thicket for cutting, from coper, couper, to cut. See cope¹.]

(kops)

noun
A thicket of small trees, bushes, shrubs, etc. especially one grown for periodic cutting.

Etymology
Alteration of coppice. Via Middle English and French from Latin colpare (to cut)

Usage
"We could also distinguish animals rustling in the nearby copses, and since we were in an area known to be a leopard habitat, it was entertaining to think that was what we were hearing." — Larry Rohter: America; The Seoul Times (South Korea); Nov 10, 2005.

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IN BRIEF: A thicket or grove.

The young couple hid themselves in a leafy copse.

Tutor's tip: The "cops" (police) found suspicious tracks in the "copse" (a thicket or grove, also spelled "coppice").

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - krat, lille skov

Nederlands (Dutch)
klein (hakhout)bosje

Français (French)
n. - taillis

Deutsch (German)
n. - Niederwald, Wäldchen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - δασύλλιο, συστάδα

Português (Portuguese)
n. - bosque (m)

Русский (Russian)
роща

Español (Spanish)
n. - soto, bosquecillo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - småskog, slyskog

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
小灌木材, 杂树林

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 小灌木材, 雜樹林

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 작은 관목 숲

日本語 (Japanese)
abbr. - 雑木林

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) غابه صغيرة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮סבך, חורשה‬

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