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Examples of copse in a Sentence
a small copse of trees shaded the back of the house
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After eight hours of hard fighting in a copse of trees near the hamlet of Kruglenkoe, the Ukrainians piled into armored trucks and sped back to the safety of the main Ukrainian line, half a mile to the east.
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David Axe, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
The castaway lifted his eyes slightly, barely making out the thick copse of palm trees dotting the horizon.
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 7 Sep. 2023
In fall, the Valley glows yellow and gold thanks to copses of aspen and cottonwood trees.
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Elizabeth Brownfield, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
Pawpaw clusters are identical clones The trees spread out through root shoots, so a stand of trees will likely be genetically similar, which means one copse relies on insects to carry pollen over from a genetically different copse.
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Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Aug. 2023
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Word History
Etymology
by alteration
First Known Use
1578, in the meaning defined above
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“Copse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/copse. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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Nglish: Translation of copse for Spanish Speakers
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