silage
verbEtymology Alteration (probably by influence of silo) of ensilage (1881), itself from French ensilage, from ensiler (“put in a silo”), from Spanish ensilar.
1
To ensile.
silage
noun/ˈsaɪlɪd͡ʒ/
Etymology Alteration (probably by influence of silo) of ensilage (1881), itself from French ensilage, from ensiler (“put in a silo”), from Spanish ensilar.
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Usually Fermented green forage fodder stored in an airtight silo or clamp.
- Compared to the corn silages, the sweetclover silages are much higher in digestible crude protein, but lower in total digestible nutrients.1939, Journal of Agricultural Research, volume 57, page 506:
- Antonyms
- soilage