| 释义 |
cop·pice
I. \ˈkäpə̇s\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle French copeiz, coupeiz, from couper to cut — more at cope
1. : a thicket, grove, or growth of small trees that are cut on a short rotation : copse
2.
a. : wood cut from coppice growth
b. : underwood, brushwood
3. : a forest originating mainly from sprouts or root suckers as opposed to one derived from seed
II. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
transitive verb
: to cause to grow in the form of a coppice : cut back so as to produce shoots from old stumps
intransitive verb
: to form a coppice : sprout freely from the base |