Meaning of "coppice" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD COPPICE

From Old French copeiz, from couper to cut.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF COPPICE

coppice  [ˈkɒpɪs]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COPPICE

Coppice is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb coppice in English.

WHAT DOES COPPICE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Coppicing

Coppicing is an English term for a traditional method of woodland management which takes advantage of the fact that many trees make new growth from the stump or roots if cut down. In a coppiced wood, young tree stems are repeatedly cut down to near ground level. In subsequent growth years, many new shoots will emerge, and, after a number of years the coppiced tree, or stool, is ready to be harvested, and the cycle begins again. Many forestry practices worldwide involve cutting and regrowth, and coppicing has been of significance in many parts of lowland temperate Europe. The widespread and long-term practice of coppicing as a landscape-scale industry is something that remains of special importance in lowland England. For this reason many of the English-language terms and referenced in this article are particularly relevant to historic and contemporary practice in that area. Typically a coppiced woodland is harvested in sections or coups on a rotation. In this way, a crop is available each year somewhere in the woodland.

Definition of coppice in the English dictionary

The first definition of coppice in the dictionary is 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. Other definition of coppice is to trim back to form a coppice. Coppice is also to form a coppice.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO COPPICE

PRESENT

Present

I coppice

you coppice

he/she/it coppices

we coppice

you coppice

they coppice

Present continuous

I am coppicing

you are coppicing

he/she/it is coppicing

we are coppicing

you are coppicing

they are coppicing

Present perfect

I have coppiced

you have coppiced

he/she/it has coppiced

we have coppiced

you have coppiced

they have coppiced

Present perfect continuous

I have been coppicing

you have been coppicing

he/she/it has been coppicing

we have been coppicing

you have been coppicing

they have been coppicing

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I coppiced

you coppiced

he/she/it coppiced

we coppiced

you coppiced

they coppiced

Past continuous

I was coppicing

you were coppicing

he/she/it was coppicing

we were coppicing

you were coppicing

they were coppicing

Past perfect

I had coppiced

you had coppiced

he/she/it had coppiced

we had coppiced

you had coppiced

they had coppiced

Past perfect continuous

I had been coppicing

you had been coppicing

he/she/it had been coppicing

we had been coppicing

you had been coppicing

they had been coppicing

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will coppice

you will coppice

he/she/it will coppice

we will coppice

you will coppice

they will coppice

Future continuous

I will be coppicing

you will be coppicing

he/she/it will be coppicing

we will be coppicing

you will be coppicing

they will be coppicing

Future perfect

I will have coppiced

you will have coppiced

he/she/it will have coppiced

we will have coppiced

you will have coppiced

they will have coppiced

Future perfect continuous

I will have been coppicing

you will have been coppicing

he/she/it will have been coppicing

we will have been coppicing

you will have been coppicing

they will have been coppicing

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would coppice

you would coppice

he/she/it would coppice

we would coppice

you would coppice

they would coppice

Conditional continuous

I would be coppicing

you would be coppicing

he/she/it would be coppicing

we would be coppicing

you would be coppicing

they would be coppicing

Conditional perfect

I would have coppice

you would have coppice

he/she/it would have coppice

we would have coppice

you would have coppice

they would have coppice

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been coppicing

you would have been coppicing

he/she/it would have been coppicing

we would have been coppicing

you would have been coppicing

they would have been coppicing

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you coppice
we let´s coppice
you coppice

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to coppice

Past participle

coppiced

Present Participle

coppicing

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

TRANSLATION OF COPPICE

Find out the translation of coppice to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of coppice from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «coppice» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 矮林
• Translator English - Spanish: monte bajo
• English: coppice
• Translator English - Hindi: कटाई
• Translator English - Arabic: الأجمة
• Translator English - Russian: порослевых
• Translator English - Portuguese: coppice
• Translator English - Bengali: ঝাড়
• Translator English - French: taillis
• Translator English - Malay: Coppice
• Translator English - German: Gehölz
• Translator English - Japanese: 雑木林
• Translator English - Korean: 관목
• Translator English - Javanese: Coppice
• Translator English - Vietnamese: bụi rậm
• Translator English - Tamil: coppice
• Translator English - Marathi: कपट
• Translator English - Turkish: çalılık
• Translator English - Italian: bosco ceduo
• Translator English - Polish: zagajnik
• Translator English - Ukrainian: порослевих
• Translator English - Romanian: crâng
• Translator English - Greek: πρεμνοφυών
• Translator English - Afrikaans: uitloop
• Translator English - Swedish: coppice
• Translator English - Norwegian: coppice

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COPPICE»

Discover the use of coppice in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to coppice and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Ecology and Management of Coppice Woodlands

Despite the fact that there have been a large number of scientific studies on coppice woodlands, this is the first book devoted to the modern ecology of coppice.

G.P. Buckley, 1992

Coppicing and Coppice Crafts: A Comprehensive Guide

Coppicing is an ancient method of enhancing woodland biodiversity, and coppice woodlands are to be found all over Britain and parts of Europe.

Rebecca Oaks, Edward Mills, 2010

Woodland Conservation and Management

Animals were excluded from freshly-cut coppices for about 4-7 years by means of hedges, either temporary barriers of dead brushwood or live hedges on banks which formed the permanent boundaries of coppice compartments. Nevertheless  ...

G.F. Peterken, 1993

Estimates of nutrient drain by dormant-season harvests of ...

w. Research. Note. Estimates. of. Nutrient. Drain. by. Dormant-Season. Harvests. of. Coppice. American. Sycamore. B. G. BLACKMON Southern Forest Experiment Station/T-10210 U.S. Postal Services Bldg.. 701 Loyola Avenue. New Orleans.

B. G. Blackmon, Southern Forest Experiment Station (New Orleans, La.), 1979

Silvicultural Systems

In the earlier stages coppice growth is more rapid, and the poles produced are straighter and cleaner than in the same species when raised from seed. Hence where a large out-turn of poles or firewood billets of small to moderate size is ...

John D. Matthews, 1991

Remarks on the Preservation and Improvement of Coppice Woods...

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.

George Warde Norman, 2012

Ecology and Silviculture of Eucalypt Forests

A eucalypt plantation might be clearfelled at, say, 10 years of age to provide fuelwood, posts, small poles and pulpwood, and then allowed to redevelop through coppice shoots. This process may be repeated four or more times before it ...

RG Florence, 2004

Bird Life of Woodland and Forest

Nearly all managed broadleaved woods in lowland Britain are some form of high forest or coppice. In addition, many unmanaged woods were once coppices that have fallen into disuse because they could no longer be worked economically.

Robert J. Fuller, C. M. Perrins, 2003

The Woodland Way: A Permaculture Approach to Sustainable ...

The majority of coppice workers look at sweet chestnut as potentially fencing posts or split palings on a 12 to 15 year cycle and split rails on a longer cycle. When looking at a stand of chestnut, they are looking for quality straight poles which ...

Ben Law, 2001

A Nature Conservation Review: The Selection of Biological ...

The whole area has a long-standing tradition of management as coppice-with- standards with sessile oak as the dominant standard. Sessile oak coppice, mixed in part with beech, occurs in a large area on the western boundary, whilst the ...

Derek A. Ratcliffe, 1977

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COPPICE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term coppice is used in the context of the following news items.

A trip to Wexford sent me travelling down memory lane

These are for further short rotation coppice in our woods in Meath. ... Eoin Donnelly and other members of the Coppice Foundation of Ireland. «Irish Independent, Jul 15»

Speak and See Listings: July 8 to 14, 2015

Joel Koos: Coppice Improvisation, an installation and mixed media by the designer and environmental artist. Circle Centre for the Arts, ... «The Weekender, Jul 15»

Lack of runs proves costly for Mawdesley

White Coppice remain rooted to the bottom of Division One of the Palace Shield but there were some signs to be positive during parts of their ... «Chorley Guardian, Jul 15»

Torrisholme eight unbeaten as duo continue brilliant form

Unfortunately for Coppice this brought the in-form Chris Parry to the crease, from here it was plain sailing as Parry amassed a 73-ball 93 not out ... «The Visitor, Jul 15»

Issues in Coppice Side, Swadlincote, continue for residents

A CALL for action has been made by residents who are sick of being blighted with traffic problems. People living in Coppice Side, Swadlincote, ... «Burton Mail, Jul 15»

Ex-Widnes landfill site for ICI waste set for transformation into solar …

Materials to cover the landfill site would also be imported and that coppice would 'significantly reduce the amount of rainwater infiltrating the ... «Liverpool Echo, Jul 15»

What are our councillors up to? - Mercury Mailbox

One pet gripe of mine is the footpath at the top of the Coppice Lane, Queniborough. This was supposed to be finished off according to the ... «Leicester Mercury, Jul 15»

About two years ago I wrote to you and the media concerning the …

... whole problem should be given much more attention and publicity. G F White, Senior Scientific Officer, ISM, Coppice Hill, Bradford on Avon. «Wiltshire Times, Jul 15»

Shropshire at the forefront of revolution in generating power from the …

Developer Vogt Solar this week submitted an application to Telford & Wrekin Council to build on Cheshire Coppice Farm in Bratton. The near ... «shropshirestar.com, Jul 15»

Inheritance Tax planning requires careful analysis

The legislation extends APR to apply to the breeding and rearing of horses as part of a stud farm; short rotation coppice and land and buildings ... «Farming Life, Jul 15»