stover — English Dictionary

Noun

1. Fodder for cattle, especially straw or coarse hay.

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   • Countable
   • Uncountable

   Examples

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

2. Stalks and leaves, not including grain, of certain forages

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Uncountable

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   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.

Noun

1. the dried stalks and leaves of a field crop (especially corn) used as animal fodder after the grain has been harvested

   Broader terms

   fodder