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- DictionaryCop·pice/ˈkäpəs/
noun
- 1. an area of woodland in which the trees or shrubs are, or formerly were, periodically cut back to ground level to stimulate growth and provide firewood or timber: "coppices of oak were cultivated"
verb
- 1. cut back (a tree or shrub) to ground level periodically to stimulate growth: "the company began to coppice the woodland for conservation purposes"