Stover

Definitions

1. Fodder for cattle, especially straw or coarse hay.
   countable, uncountable
2. A surname from German.
3. Stalks and leaves, not including grain, of certain forages
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“Thy turfy mountains, where live⟳ nibbling sheep, And flat meads thatch'd with stover, them to keep⟳; […]”

“Even second-generation biofuels, made from crop wastes or wood, are an environmental disaster, either extending the cultivated area or removing the straw and stovers which protect⟳ the soil from erosion and keep⟳ carbon and nutrients in the ground.”

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