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Noun: coppice  kó-pis
  1. A dense growth of bushes and small trees
    "An interposing coppice blocked their way";
    - brush, brushwood, copse, thicket
Verb: coppice  kó-pis
  1. Cut shrubs or trees down to ground level to promote new growth

Derived forms: coppiced, coppices, coppicing

Type of: botany, flora, vegetation

Encyclopedia: Coppice, Greater Manchester