[ˈkɒpɪs], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an area of woodland in which the trees or shrubs are periodically cut back to ground level to stimulate growth and provide firewood or timber
(e.g: coppices of oak were cultivated)


Phrases:
- coppice with standards

Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French copeiz, based on medieval Latin colpus ‘a blow’ (see cope). Compare with copse

[ˈkɒpɪs], (Verb)

Definitions:
- cut back (a tree or shrub) to ground level periodically to stimulate growth
(e.g: the company began to coppice the woodland for conservation purposes)


Phrases:
- coppice with standards

Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French copeiz, based on medieval Latin colpus ‘a blow’ (see cope). Compare with copse