1
dialectal, chiefly England
: fodder
2
: mature cured stalks of corn with the ears removed that are used as feed for livestock
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Cellulosic ethanol, for example, uses corn stover, wood waste, or other plant material that would not be used otherwise.
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National Geographic, 15 July 2019
One of the leading companies exploring ethanol from biomass is Novozymes, which is developing an enzyme that turns corn stovers, wood chips, switchgrass and other agricultural waste into glucose sugar that can be converted into ethanol.
—Wired Staff, WIRED, 3 Feb. 2006
National Geographic, 15 July 2019
One of the leading companies exploring ethanol from biomass is Novozymes, which is developing an enzyme that turns corn stovers, wood chips, switchgrass and other agricultural waste into glucose sugar that can be converted into ethanol.
—Wired Staff, WIRED, 3 Feb. 2006
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