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to coppice

to coppice

1 8.4
To cut trees or bushes to the ground regularly so new shoots grow
  • verb
  • /ˈkɒpɪs/
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  • Coppiced moringa and chaya for leaf production at ECHO in Florida, a world leader in perennial foods promotion.

Examples

  • Most of these species are coppiced for intensive production.

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  • So, some of us can survive if we garden and coppice, but we will live a lot better if we have an efficient cookstove.

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  • I have olives, figs, and mulberries, but the idea of coppicing mulberries for goat fodder is something I'm going to work on.

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  • To promote healthy growth, we should coppice the older shrubs in the garden each spring.

  • After the storm, the forest management team decided to coppice the fallen trees to encourage new growth.

  • Local farmers often coppice their fruit trees to improve fruit production in the coming seasons.

Antonyms

to grow
801 1.0

Plant and care for crops or plants for food

How Severe

to clear
∞ 1.5
fell
7.0
to coppice
1 8.4
to cut back
4 3.9
to prune
6 3.4

Surface Forms

coppice infinitive
coppiced past
coppiced past participle
coppicing present participle
coppices third person singular

Etymology

Coppice as a verb comes from the same root couper ('to cut') and originally meant cutting trees down so they will grow again. That's why to coppice is to cut trees or bushes back to make new shoots appear.