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cover crop

cover crop noun: any of many crops planted between others or after others so as to prevent erosion and to improve soil quality (especially by adding nitrogen); such a crop is often plowed into the soil as a green manure at the end of its season. Crops often used as cover crops include legumes (e.g., clover, sweet clover, vetch), cereals (e.g., rye, oats), and roots (e.g., radishes, turnips).

Noun

cover crop (plural cover crops)

  1. Any of many crops planted between others or after others so as to prevent erosion and to improve soil quality (especially by adding nitrogen); such a crop is often plowed into the soil as a green manure at the end of its season. Crops often used as cover crops include legumes (e.g., clover, sweet clover, vetch), cereals (e.g., rye, oats), and roots (e.g., radishes, turnips).

cover crop meaning in Tamil

cover crop in Tamil

தவிர்க்கும் பயிர், மண்சேதம், மூடு பயிர், மூடுபயிர்

Forms of cover crop

pluralcover crops

Questions about cover crop

What does cover crop mean?
Cover crop means any of many crops planted between others or after others so as to prevent erosion and to improve soil quality (especially by adding nitrogen); such a crop is often plowed into the soil as a green manure at the end of its season. Crops often used as cover crops include legumes (e.g., clover, sweet clover, vetch), cereals (e.g., rye, oats), and roots (e.g., radishes, turnips).
What is cover crop in Tamil?
Cover crop in Tamil is தவிர்க்கும் பயிர், மண்சேதம், மூடு பயிர். See Cover crop meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is cover crop?
Cover crop is a noun.
What is the plural of cover crop?
The plural of cover crop is cover crops.

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