coppice

UK /ˈkɒpɪs/ US /ˈkɒpɪs/
verb 2noun 1

Definitions

noun

1

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.

[…]belts of thin white mist streaked the brown plough land in the hollow where Appleby could see the pale shine of a winding river. Across that in turn, meadow and coppice rolled away past the white walls of a village bowered in orchards,[…]

It was also enacted that all coppices or underwoods should be enclosed for periods from four to seven years after felling.

verb

1

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.

2

To sprout from the stump.

Few conifer species can coppice.

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