Definition of Coppice
Cop´pice
Pronunciation:
kǒp´pĭs
n.
1.
A
grove
of
small
growth
;
a
thicket
of
brushwood
;
a
wood
cut
at
certain
times
for
fuel
or
other
purposes
.
See
Copse
.
The
rate
of
coppice
lands
will
fall
,
upon
the
discovery
of
coal
mines
.
- Locke.
v. t.
1.
(Forestry)
To
cause
to
grow
in
the
form
of
a
coppice
;
to
cut
back
(
as
young
timber
)
so
as
to
produce
shoots
from
stools
or
roots
.
[
imp
. &
p
.
p
.
Coppiced
(kǒp"pĭst)
;
p
.
pr
. &
vb
.
n
.
Coppicing
(kǒp"pĭ*sĭng)
.]
Related Words
brake
,
brush
,
brushwood
,
canebrake
,
copse
,
flora
,
spinney
,
thicket
,
underbrush
,
undergrowth
,
underwood
,
vegetation
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