late 14c., "small thicket of trees grown for cutting," from Old French copeiz, coupeiz "a cut-over forest," from Vulgar Latin *colpaticium "having been cut," ultimately f [..]

A ground-level collection of shrubbery in a wooded area

From a French word meaning 'to cut', a coppice is a wood maintained by periodical cutting. It the middle ages this was an important means of growing wood for fencing and kindling.

[Bole] -- Shoots arising from old wood when large woody plant is cut near ground.

The system of repeatedly cutting back a woody plant every 6-20 years. The part which remains permanently is the coppice stool. From this coppice stool grow poles, from between about three and eight in [..]

A thicket, grove, or growth of small trees.

(n) a dense growth of bushes

(see Regeneration Methods)

A method of regenerating a stand in which all trees in the previous stand are cut and the majority of regeneration is from sprouts or root suckers.

A thicket or grove of small trees or shrubs. Branches from the tree are regularly cut to provide fire wood.