1. the production of new stems from the stump or roots 2. to cut the main stem (particularly of broadleaved species) at the base or to injure the roots to stimulate the production of new shoots for regeneration 3. a plant derived by coppicing 4. any shoot arising from an adventitious or dormant bud near the base of a woody plant that has been cut back —see epicormic branch, regeneration method, stool, sucker, vegetative propagation This definition last updated 10/25/2008