silage

[sahy-lij]

noun

1. fodder preserved through fermentation in a silo; ensilage.

silage

/ ˈsaɪlɪdʒ /

noun

1. Also called: ensilage. any crop harvested while green for fodder and kept succulent by partial fermentation in a silo

Word History and Origins

Origin of silage¹

1880–85; shortening of ensilage, influenced by silo

Word History and Origins

Origin of silage¹

C19: alteration (influenced by _silo ) of _ensilage

Example Sentences

But he added that it had meant farm work been busier than usual as some farmers were trying to cut silage at the same time.

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Lots of grass has been cut and is in for silage.

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Three years ago, Steinmetz photographed her silage corn and received a rare lunch invitation.

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Now, the fields are green again, but as Mr Curtis takes me out in his tractor, he has a bale of silage on the front.

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With no livestock to feed, the acreage now used to grow silage and hay could be replaced with food crops.

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Related Words

• barley 
• corn 
• fodder 
• forage 
• grain 
• hay 
• meal