copse

Meanings

Plural: copses

Noun

a dense growth of bushes
A coppice: an area of woodland managed by coppicing (periodic cutting near stump level).
Any thicket of small trees or shrubs, coppiced or not.
Any woodland or woodlot.

Verb

To trim or cut.
To plant and preserve.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

brush, brushwood, bush, coppice, mott, orchard, stand, thicket, wood, woods

Scrabble Score: 9

copse is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
copse is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
copse is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

copse is a valid Words With Friends word