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Meaning of Stover | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈstəʊ.və

Definitions

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

Equivalents

العربية العلف
Magyar takarmány

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.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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