cover crop

noun

: a crop planted to prevent soil erosion and to provide humus

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Methods like cover crops and no-till practices can hold sediments and nutrients in place, said Mike Dunn, TNC’s director of freshwater conservation. Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 25 Sep. 2025 Many gardeners plant a couple different types of cover crops—a legume for fixing nitrogen, say, plus ryegrass for compaction—at once. Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Sep. 2025 Farmers are able to implement practices such as no-till, cover crops or rotational grazing to provide solutions to run-off leaving their farms, and some have received grants or other funding to switch to more sustainable farming techniques. Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 22 Sep. 2025 At the 55-acre estate, head winemaker Maya Hood White marries scientific precision with an intuitive feel for the land, using cover crops and careful canopy management to foster biodiversity and balance. Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 22 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cover crop

Word History

First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cover crop was in 1899

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“Cover crop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cover%20crop. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.

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cover crop

noun
: a crop planted to prevent soil erosion and to provide humus

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