Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense coppices, present participle coppicing, past tense, past participle coppiced
1N-COUNT 矮树林;灌木丛 A coppice is a small group of trees growing very close to each other. 矮树林;灌木丛 [British]
...coppices of willow.
小柳树林
...the mixed coppice is an ideal habitat for nesting birds.
长有各种树木的矮树林是巢居鸟的理想栖息地。
in AM, use 美国英语用 copse
2VERB 修剪(使更美观或为获得木材) To coppice trees or bushes means to cut off parts of them, in order to make them look more attractive or to make it easier to obtain wood from them. 修剪(使更美观或为获得木材) [mainly British, technical]
It is best to coppice the trees in the winter before the sap rises. [VERB noun]
最好在冬天树汁增多之前修剪这些树。
...extensive oak woods with coppiced hazel and sweet chestnut. [VERB-ed]
其中长有修剪过的榛树和板栗树的一大片橡树林
...areas where coppicing of hawthorn and hazel occurs. [VERB-ing]