coppice
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coppice
- /ˈkɒpɪs/
Where it comes from
From 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”).
Compare typologically Russian колок (kolok) (akin коло́ть (kolótʹ)).
noun coppices · coppis
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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,[…]
Similar: copse
verb coppices · coppicing · coppiced · coppis
- 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.
- To sprout from the stump. Few conifer species can coppice.
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noun grove of small growth
| Español | bosquecillo |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 萌芽更新 |
| 中文 | 萌芽更新 méngyá gēngxīn |
| Português | mata de talhadia |
| Français | taillis, boqueteau |
| Deutsch | Stockausschlag |
| Italiano | bosco ceduo |
| Русский | ро́щица róščica, лесо́к lesók |
verb sprout from the stump
| Français | rejeter de souche |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | vom Stock ausschlagen |
Talk about this word "coppice." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/coppice. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. coppice. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/coppice "coppice." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/coppice.Cite this
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title = {coppice},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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