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sto·ver

 (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.]
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stover

(ˈstəʊvə)
n
1. (Agriculture) chiefly Brit fodder
2. (Agriculture) US cornstalks used as fodder
[C14: shortened from estovers]
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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]
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Stover

The mature stalks of grain such as corn and grain sorghum after the grain is removed. Stover was often used for winter livestock feed.
1001 Words and Phrases You Never Knew You Didn’t Know by W.R. Runyan Copyright © 2011 by W.R. Runyan
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.stover - the dried stalks and leaves of a field crop (especially corn) used as animal fodder after the grain has been harvested
fodder - coarse food (especially for livestock) composed of entire plants or the leaves and stalks of a cereal crop
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