coppice

noun

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cop·pice | \ ˈkä-pəs

Definition of coppice

(Entry 1 of 2)

1 : copse

2 : forest originating mainly from shoots or root suckers rather than seed an oak coppice

coppice

verb

coppiced; coppicing

Definition of coppice (Entry 2 of 2)

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

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Examples of coppice in a Sentence

Noun the deer bounded off into the coppice

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun The two most straightforward of the trials will involve large-scale planting of trees and bioenergy crops, including Miscanthus grasses and coppice willow, reports Robert Lea for AZoCleanTech. — Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 May 2021 Another strategy, called short rotation coppice, involves planting fast-growing trees such as willows and poplars in extremely dense rows. — Eric Toensmeier, Scientific American, 1 Aug. 2020 Likewise green peas, which require space, time, and handsome hazel branches from one’s own woodland coppice in order to yield more than a handful. — Charlotte Mendelson, The New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2020

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