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coppice 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 coppice [′käp·əs] (ecology) A growth of small trees that are repeatedly cut down at short intervals; the new shoots are produced by the old stumps. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The northern area of combat operations, in the vicinity of Rzhishchev, was not particularly wooded: coppices, brushwood and ravines could afford temporary cover only for small groups, but it was ill suited for big detachments, particularly in daytime. In 1963 firewood consumption was estimated at 377 million cubic meters, all produced locally by logging oak coppices (METAP, 1995). |
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