coppice — ► NOUN ▪ an area of woodland in which the trees or shrubs are periodically cut back to ground level to stimulate growth and provide wood. ► VERB ▪ cut back (a tree or shrub) in this way. ORIGIN Old French copeiz, from Greek kolaphus a blow with… … English terms dictionary
coppice — I. noun Etymology: Middle English copies cutover area overgrown with brush, from Middle French copeis, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *colpaticium, from *colpare to cut, from Late Latin colpus blow more at cope Date: 1534 1. a thicket, grove … New Collegiate Dictionary
coppice — [14] The notion underlying coppice is of ‘cutting’. Its ultimate source is the Greek noun kólaphos ‘blow’, which passed via Latin colaphus into medieval Latin as colpus (source of English cope and coup). From colpus was derived a verb colpāre… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
coppice — [14] The notion underlying coppice is of ‘cutting’. Its ultimate source is the Greek noun kólaphos ‘blow’, which passed via Latin colaphus into medieval Latin as colpus (source of English cope and coup). From colpus was derived a verb colpāre… … Word origins
Old Woods, Shropshire — The hamlet, as viewed from the railway bridge, looking west. Old Woods is a hamlet in Shropshire, England, located 4 miles (6.4 km) to the northwest of Shrewsbury. It is alternatively known and spelt as Oldwood, Oldwoods and Old Wood. Cont … Wikipedia
coppice — /ˈkɒpəs / (say kopuhs) noun Also, copse. 1. Chiefly British a wood, thicket, or plantation of small trees or bushes. –verb (t) 2. to cut down (a tree) near the base so as to encourage numerous slender trunks to regenerate from the root stock;… …
Alder Coppice Primary School — is situated on the Northway estate in Sedgley, West Midlands. It was built in 1963 to serve the local area, which had begun developing in the late 1950s and was mostly completed by the early 1970s. The school now provides education for pupils… … Wikipedia
List of old growth forests — This is a list of existing old growth ( virgin ) forests, or remnants of forest. (NB: The terms old growth and virgin may have various definitions and meanings throughout the world. See old growth forest for more information.)EurasiaBelarus*… … Wikipedia
Wollemia — Taxobox name = Wollemia fossil range= Mid Cretaceous; recent status = CR status system = iucn2.3 image width = 240px image caption = Young specimen in a botanical garden protected from theft by a steel cage regnum = Plantae divisio = Pinophyta… … Wikipedia
Leigh Woods — Infobox park park=Leigh Woods image size=240px caption=The woods in early autumn. type=open access woodland location=Bristol, England coordinates=N51:27 W2:38 size=convert|2|km2|acre opened= operator=National Trust, Forestry Commission annual… … Wikipedia
Old Coppice
