coppice

coppice
noun
  1. an area of woodland in which the trees or shrubs are, or formerly were, periodically cut back to ground level to stimulate growth and provide firewood or timber
    矮林;萌生林
verb
  1. [with obj.]cut back (a tree or shrub) to ground level periodically to stimulate growth
    定期修剪(树木或灌木)(以刺激生长)
    [as adj. coppiced]coppiced timber.
    修剪下的木材。
语源
  1. late Middle English: from Old French copeiz, based on medieval Latin colpus 'a blow' (see cope). Compare with copse
常用词组
coppice with standards
  1. (chiefly historical)managed woodland consisting of coppiced shrubs or trees, with scattered trees that are allowed to reach full height
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