Coppicing
Pronunciation: /ˈkɑppɪk/
Coppicing (noun)
- a small group of trees or bushes growing together
Examples
- The path led through a dense coppice.
- Birds nested in the quiet coppice.
Common collocations: dense coppice, quiet coppice, walk through a coppice, coppice regularly, coppice the trees
Coppicing (verb)
- to cut trees or bushes to make them grow again
Examples
- They coppice the trees every few years.
- Farmers coppice to encourage new growth.