English

A recently coppiced alder.

Noun

coppice ‎(plural coppices)

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.
   • 1907, Harold Bindloss, chapter 1, in The Dust of Conflict:

     […] 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, […]

   • 1957, Schubert, H.R. History of the British Iron and Steel Industry, p216:

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

Synonyms

• copse

Derived terms

• copse

Translations

Verb

coppice ‎(third-person singular simple present coppices, present participle coppicing, simple past and past participle coppiced)

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.

Derived terms

• recoppice

Translations

References

• “coppice” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary (2001). [see also its linking entry coup]