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coppice


2coppice

verb
cop·picedcop·pic·ing

Definition of COPPICE

transitive verb
: to cut back so as to regrow in the form of a coppice
intransitive verb
: to form a coppice; specifically of a tree : to sprout freely from the base

First Known Use of COPPICE

1538

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