coppice
To manage sustainably, as a coppice, by periodically cutting back woody plants to…To manage (a wooded area) sustainably, as a coppice, by periodically cutting back woody plants to promote new growth.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)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.
(intransitive)To sprout from the stump.
Few conifer species can coppice.
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Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English copies, from Old French copeiz (“a cut-over forest”), from presumed VuFrom Middle English copies, from Old French copeiz (“a cut-over forest”), from presumed Vulgar Latin *colpaticium (“having the quality of being cut”), from *colpāre (“to cut, strike”), from *colpus (“a blow”), from Latin colaphus (“a cuff, box on the ear”), from Ancient Greek κόλαφος (kólaphos, “a blow, slap”).
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Forms
coppices, coppicing, coppiced, coppicedWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle