Definition
A small group of trees or bushes growing close together, like a tiny forest or dense thicket.
Etymology
From Old English 'cops' and Anglo-Norman 'copse,' likely related to 'cop' (to cut or head), as these were originally areas of woodland managed by cutting and regrowth.
Kelly Says
Medieval landowners would manage copses as renewable resources—cutting trees for fuel and building materials every 10-20 years, and the forests would regrow from the stumps, making this the original sustainable forestry.
Translations
ARالعربية
غابة صغيرة
gha-bah see-gheel-ah
BNবাংলা
ছোট্ট বন
chhot-to bon
CACatalà
coprosterol
ko-proh-steh-rol
CSČeština
malý les
ma-ly les
DADansk
skovparti
sko-v-par-tee
DEDeutsch
kleiner Wald
klay-ner valdt
ELΕλληνικά
μικρός δρυμός
mee-kros dry-mos
ESEspañol
bosque pequeño
bos-keh pe-kweno
FAفارسی
درختچه
der-kht-cheh
FISuomi
pienet metsä
pee-neh met-sah
FRFrançais
petite forêt
pet-et fo-reh
GUGU
coprosterol
ko-proh-steh-rol
HAHA
coprosterol
ko-proh-steh-rol
HEעברית
חורש קטן
chor-esh ka-tan
HIहिन्दी
छोटा जंगल
cho-tah jan-gal
HUMagyar
kis erdő
kees er-doh
IDBahasa Indonesia
semak belukar
se-mak be-lu-kar
IGIG
coprosterol
ko-proh-steh-rol
ITItaliano
boschetto
bo-shet-toh
JA日本語
小規模の森
chi-koo-i no mori
KKKK
coprosterol
ko-proh-steh-rol
MRMR
coprosterol
ko-proh-steh-rol
MSBahasa Melayu
semak belukar
se-mak be-lu-kar
MYမြန်မာ
ကျယ်လွယ်သော တောင်
kyay-le-way-tha-o ta-ung
NLNederlands
bosje
bos-yeh
NONorsk
skogsparti
skog-spar-tee
PAPA
coprosterol
ko-proh-steh-rol
PLPolski
mały las
ma-ly las
PTPortuguês
mato pequeno
ma-toh pe-khen-oh
RORomână
pădure mică
pa-doo-reh mee-kah
RUРусский
маленький лес
malen-kiy les
SVSvenska
skogsparti
skog-spar-tee
SWKiswahili
msitu mdogo
mis-too m-do-go
TAதமிழ்
குறுஞ்செடி
kurun-che-di
TEతెలుగు
చిన్న అడవి
chin-na a-davi
TLTL
maliit na kagubatan
ma-li-it na ka-gu-ba-tan
TRTürkçe
küçük orman
koo-chook or-man
UKУкраїнська
малий ліс
ma-liy lis
URاردو
چھوٹا جنگل
cho-o-ta jan-gal
VITiếng Việt
rừng nhỏ
rung nho
YOYO
coprosterol
ko-proh-steh-rol
ZUZU
coprosterol
ko-proh-steh-rol