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  • 1. coppice
  • Coppice in a sentence
Table of Contents
  • 1. coppice
  • Coppice in a sentence
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology

1. coppice

noun. a dense growth of bushes.

Synonyms

  • spinney
  • vegetation
  • brush
  • brushwood
  • thicket
  • copse
  • brake
  • canebrake
  • flora
  • botany
  • undergrowth
  • underbrush

Antonyms

  • nondevelopment
  • stand still
  • dirty
  • uncover

Etymology

  • coupeiz (Old French (842-ca. 1400))

Sentences with coppice


1. Noun, singular or mass
Two-hour rides are available from the top of the island, through an endangered pine forest, past Cooper's medieval castle, through the whiteland coppice and over soft natural dunes to the seashore.

2. Verb, base form
To coppice, allow your tree to grow all season, then cut all of the stems down to a height of 2 to 3 inches in spring, giving you a shrub rather than a tree.

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