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coppicing Definition


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coppice
noun
    1. bot.
      An area of woodland in which trees are regularly cut back to ground level to encourage the growth of side shoots, which are then periodically harvested for firewood, fencing, etc.
verb
    coppiced, coppicing
    1. To manage woodland in this way.
Etymology: 14c: from French copeiz.



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