'Ensilage' definitions:
Definition of 'ensilage'
(from WordNet)
noun
Fodder harvested while green and kept succulent by partial fermentation as in a silo [syn: silage, ensilage]
Definition of 'Ensilage'
From: GCIDE
- Ensilage \En"si*lage\, n. [F.; pref. en- (L. in) + silo. See Silo.]
- 1. The process of preserving fodder (such as cornstalks, rye, oats, millet, etc.) by compressing it while green and fresh in a pit or vat called a silo, where it is kept covered from the air; as, the ensilage of fodder. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The fodder preserved in a silo. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Ensilage'
From: GCIDE
- Ensilage \En"si*lage\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ensilaged; p. pr. & vb. n. Ensilaging.] To preserve in a silo; as, to ensilage cornstalks. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'ensilage'
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