'Cover crop' definitions:
Definition of 'cover crop'
From: WordNet
noun
Crop planted to prevent soil erosion and provide green manure
Definition of 'Cover crop'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]