stover
Americannoun
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coarse roughage used as feed for livestock.
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stalks and leaves, not including grain, of such forages as corn and sorghum.
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British Dialect. fodder minus the grain portion of the plant.
noun
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fodder
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cornstalks used as fodder
Etymology
Origin of stover
1300–50; Middle English; aphetic variant of estover; see estovers
Example Sentences
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Corn stover is full of sugar but it's difficult to extract.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2023
Hundreds of farmers have signed up to supply the stover, though Mr. Kollasch said the refinery here might have trouble getting all it needs.
From New York Times ● Sep. 19, 2014
ICM’s research facility alongside Lifeline Foods strives to develop cellulosic ethanol from resources like corn stover and other materials.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 19, 2014
This, in fact, is part of the reason the company located there rather than competing on the mainland with cellulosic ethanol makers for corn stover or the like.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 10, 2012
Such dusty work as pitching hay or stover or arranging bedding should be done either after or long before milking-time, for more germs fall into the milk if the air be full of dust.
From Agriculture for Beginners Revised Edition by Charles William Burkett
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