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cover crop

 
–noun
a crop, usually a legume, planted to keep nutrients from leaching, soil from eroding, and land from weeding over, as during the winter.
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1905–10
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cover crop  
n.   A crop, such as winter rye or clover, planted between periods of regular crop production to prevent soil erosion and provide humus or nitrogen.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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cover crop

noun
crop planted to prevent soil erosion and provide green manure 

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Cover crop

Cov"er crop\ A catch crop planted, esp. in orchards. as a protection to the soil in winter, as well as for the benefit of the soil when plowed under in spring.

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