coppice

🇺🇸 /ˈkɑːpɪs/ 🇬🇧 /ˈkɒpɪs/
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verb
R

To trim young trees to make them grow more quickly

The gardener coppiced the saplings to encourage new growth.

noun
R

A woodland area where trees are regularly cut to encourage new growth

We found a beautiful coppice filled with young birch trees.

translation

v. To trim young trees to make them grow more quickly
n. A woodland area where trees are regularly cut to encourage new growth

Word Forms

3rd Present coppices
Past coppiced
Perfect coppiced
Progressive coppicing