coppiced

English

Verb

coppiced

1. simple past and past participle of coppice

Adjective

coppiced (not comparable)

1. (usually of trees) Cut back to ground level to stimulate growth.
   • 2022 March 23, Paul Bigland, “HS2 is just 'passing through'”, in RAIL, number 953, page 45, photo caption:

     An HS2 'receptor site' for trans-located trees, new saplings and coppiced tree stumps has been established on the eastern side of Cubbington Wood.

Derived terms

• uncoppiced

 

References

• “coppiced”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.