coppice
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈkɒpɪs/
coppice (plural coppices)
- A grove of small growth; a thicket of brushwood; a wood cut at certain times for fuel or other purposes, typically managed to promote growth and ensure a reliable supply of timber. See copse.
- 1957, Schubert, H.R. History of the British Iron and Steel Industry, p216:
- It was also enacted that all coppices or underwoods should be enclosed for periods from four to seven years after felling.
- 1957, Schubert, H.R. History of the British Iron and Steel Industry, p216:
- French: taillis, boqueteau
- German: Stockausschlag
- Italian: bosco ceduo
- Portuguese: mata de talhadia
- Russian: ро́щица
- Spanish: bosquecillo
coppice (coppices, present participle coppicing; past and past participle coppiced)
- (transitive) To manage (a wooded area) sustainably, as a coppice, by periodically cutting back woody plants to promote new growth.
- Her plan to coppice the woods should keep her self-sufficient in fuel indefinitely.
- (intransitive) To sprout from the stump.
- Few conifer species can coppice.
- French: rejeter de souche
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