Definitions
a dense growth of bushes
Word origin
From Middle English copies, from Old French copeiz (“a cut-over forest”), from presumed Vulgar Latin *colpaticium (“having the quality of being cut”), from *colpāre (“to cut, strike”), from *colpus (“a blow”), from Latin colaphus (“a cuff, box on the ear”), from Ancient Greek κόλαφος (kólaphos, “a blow, slap”).
Used in a sentence
“It was also enacted that all coppices or underwoods should be enclosed for periods from four to seven years after felling.”
“Her plan to coppice the woods should keep her self-sufficient in fuel indefinitely.”
“Few conifer species can coppice.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Managed thicket”7 letters
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