Coppice
[kop-is] /ˈkɒp ɪs/
noun
1.
.
/ˈkɒpɪs/
noun
1.
a thicket or dense growth of small trees or bushes, esp one regularly trimmed back to stumps so that a continual supply of small poles and firewood is obtained
verb
2.
(transitive) to trim back (trees or bushes) to form a coppice
3.
(intransitive) to form a coppice
n.
late 14c., “small thicket of trees grown for cutting,” from Old French copeiz, coupeiz “a cut-over forest,” from Vulgar Latin *colpaticium “having been cut,” ultimately from Latin colaphus “a blow with the fist,” from Greek kolaphos “blow, cuff” (see coup).
Read Also:
- Copr-
1. variant of before a vowel: copremia.
- Copremesis
copremesis cop·rem·e·sis (kŏ-prěm’ĭ-sĭs) n. See fecal vomiting.
- Copremia
[ko-pree-mee-uh] /kɒˈpri mi ə/ noun, Pathology. 1. poisoning due to the presence of fecal matter in the blood.
- Coprocessor
/ˌkəʊˈprəʊsɛsə/ noun 1. (computing) a microprocessor circuit that operates alongside and supplements the capabilities of the main processor, providing, for example, high-speed arithmetic coprocessor (kō’prŏs’ěs-ər) A microprocessor distinct from the central processing unit. A coprocessor performs specialized functions that the central processing unit cannot perform or cannot perform as well and as quickly. Any computer […]
- Co-producer
[koh-pruh-doos, -dyoos] /ˌkoʊ prəˈdus, -ˈdyus/ verb (used with object), coproduced, coproducing. 1. to (a motion picture, play, etc.) in collaboration with others. 2. to manufacture (goods) in partnership with others.