coppice
noun
[ ˈkɒpɪs ]
• an area of woodland in which the trees or shrubs are periodically cut back to ground level to stimulate growth and provide firewood or timber.
• "coppices of oak were cultivated"
coppice
verb
• cut back (a tree or shrub) to ground level periodically to stimulate growth.
• "the company began to coppice the woodland for conservation purposes"
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French copeiz, based on medieval Latin colpus ‘a blow’ (see cope1). Compare with copse.
