| 释义 |
stover
sto·ver S0786900 (stō′vər)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) n1. (Agriculture) chiefly Brit fodder2. (Agriculture) US cornstalks used as fodder[C14: shortened from estovers]sto•ver (ˈstoʊ vər)
n. 1. stalks and leaves, not including grain, of such forages as corn and sorghum. 2. Brit. Dial. fodder. [1300–50; Middle English (pl): provisions, aph. variant of estovers < Anglo-French, n. use of infinitive: to be necessary, Old French estoveir « Latin est opus it is necessary] StoverThe mature stalks of grain such as corn and grain sorghum after the grain is removed. Stover was often used for winter livestock feed.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | stover - the dried stalks and leaves of a field crop (especially corn) used as animal fodder after the grain has been harvestedfodder - coarse food (especially for livestock) composed of entire plants or the leaves and stalks of a cereal crop |
stover
stover[′stō·vər] (agriculture) Stalks and leaves, not including grain, of such forages as corn and sorghum. stover
Words related to stovernoun the dried stalks and leaves of a field crop (especially corn) used as animal fodder after the grain has been harvestedRelated Words |