sto·ver (st  v r)n. The dried stalks and leaves of a cereal crop, used as fodder after the grain has been harvested. [Middle English, provisions, from Norman French estovers, from Old French estovier, to be necessary, from Latin est opus, it is necessary : est, third person sing. present tense of esse, to be; see essence + opus, need, work; see opus.] |
stover [ˈstəʊvə]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) Chiefly Brit fodder
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) US cornstalks used as fodder
[shortened from estovers]
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| Noun | 1. | stover - the dried stalks and leaves of a field crop (especially corn) used as animal fodder after the grain has been harvested fodder - coarse food (especially for livestock) composed of entire plants or the leaves and stalks of a cereal crop |
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