Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cover crop

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.10 in modern English

Syllables: cov-er crop
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

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).

Inflected Forms

cover crops (plural)

Phrases

ground cover smother crop

Frequently Paired Words

ground cover smother crop

Questions

What does cover crop mean?: 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).

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