coppice vs forest

coppice

noun
  • A grove of small growth; a thicket of brushwood; a wood cut at certain times for fuel or other purposes, typically managed to promote growth and ensure a reliable supply of timber. See copse. 

verb
  • To manage (a wooded area) sustainably, as a coppice, by periodically cutting back woody plants to promote new growth. 

  • To sprout from the stump. 

forest

noun
  • A dense uncultivated tract of trees and undergrowth, larger than woods. 

  • A defined area of land set aside in England as royal hunting ground or for other privileged use; all such areas. 

  • Any dense collection or amount. 

  • A group of domains that are managed as a unit. 

  • The colour forest green. 

  • A graph with no cycles; i.e., a graph made up of trees. 

verb
  • To cover an area with trees. 

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