coppice


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
coppice/ˈkɒpɪs/
noun an area of woodland in which the trees or shrubs are periodically cut back to ground level to stimulate growth and provide wood. verb cut back (a tree or shrub) in this way.
– origin ME: from OFr. copeiz, based on med. L. colpus (see cope1); cf. copse.
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