1. A dense growth of bushes and small trees
   "An interposing coppice blocked their way";
   - brush, brushwood, copse, thicket

1. Cut shrubs or trees down to ground level to promote new growth
   "They coppice the hazel trees every few years to maintain a sustainable wood supply"

Derived forms: coppiced, coppices, coppicing

Type of: botany, flora, vegetation

Encyclopedia: Coppice, Greater Manchester