Synonyms

silage

American

[sahy-lij] / ˈsaɪ lɪdʒ /

noun

fodder preserved through fermentation in a silo; ensilage.

silage British

/ ˈsaɪlɪdʒ /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of silage

1880–85; shortening of ensilage, influenced by silo

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Eighty acres of corn silage keep the herd fed through winter.

From New York Times ● Nov. 23, 2024

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

From New York Times ● Nov. 23, 2024

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.

From BBC ● May 29, 2024

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

From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2023

They went through a gate and across a concrete yard, and the air smelled thick, with cow dung and silage and straw.

From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill

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silage

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