COPPICE

brush, brushwood, coppice, copse, thicket

(noun) a dense growth of bushes

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

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.

Synonyms

• copse

Verb

coppice (third-person singular simple present coppices, present participle coppicing, simple 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.

(intransitive) To sprout from the stump.

Source: Wiktionary

Cop"pice, n. Etym: [OF. copeiz, fr. coper, couper, to cut, F. couper, fr. cop, coup, colp, a blow, F. coup, L. colaphus, fr. G. Copse, and cf. Coup, Coupee.]

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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