ALL meanings of cover crop
cov·er crop
C c - noun cover crop a crop planted between main crops to prevent leaching or soil erosion or to provide green manure 3
- noun cover crop a quick-growing crop, as vetch or clover, used for a short time to protect soil from erosion and then plowed under as fertilizer 3
- noun cover crop a crop, usually a legume, planted to keep nutrients from leaching, soil from eroding, and land from weeding over, as during the winter. 1
- noun cover crop Any of several crops planted between others in order to prevent erosion and to improve soil quality (especially by adding nitrogen). 0