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coppice/ˈkɒpis/ n. & v.●n. an area of undergrowth and small trees, grown for periodic cutting (定期修剪的)矮林,萌生林 ●v. 1 tr. cut back (young trees) periodically to stimulate growth of shoots (为萌生新芽而)定期修剪 2 intr. (of a tree) produce new shoots from a stump (树木)萌生新芽 □ coppiced adj.[Old French copeïz, ultimately from medieval Latin colpus ‘blow’: see COPE1] |