cover crop
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nounDefinition of COVER CROP
: a crop planted to prevent soil erosion and to provide humus
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1899
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cover crop
noun (Concise Encyclopedia)Fast-growing crop, such as rye, buckwheat, cowpea, or vetch, planted to prevent soil erosion, increase nutrients in the soil, and provide organic matter. Cover crops are grown either in the season during which cash crops are not grown or between the rows of some crops (e.g., fruit trees). See also green manure.
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