coppice

UK: /ˈkɒpɪs/ US: (kop′is)

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

cop•pice  (kop′is), n. 

1. copse.

• Vulgar Latin *colpātīcium cutover area, equivalent. to *colpāt(us) past participle of *colpāre to cut (see coup¹) + -īcium -ice
• Middle French copeis, Old French copeiz
• late Middle English copies 1375–1425

cop′piced, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

coppice / 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

1. (transitive) to trim back (trees or bushes) to form a coppice

Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French copeiz, from couper to cut

ˈcoppiced adjective