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silage

American  
[sahy-lij] / ˈsaɪ lɪdʒ /

noun

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

silage British  
/ ˈsaɪlɪdʒ /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of silage

1880–85; shortening of ensilage, influenced by silo

Example Sentences

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Now his business, Palm Silage, has a patent-pending grinding plant in Phoenix and another near his home in Thermal, near Coachella.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 28, 2018

Silage made from soy plants mixed with cornstalks produces more milk, more meat than straight corn silage.

From Time Magazine Archive

Silage, properly cured, does not belong to this class, because the curing of silage is not a bacterial process.

From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry

Silage, however, should be fed sparingly, and not at all unless it is in the very best condition.

From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.

Silage produces a distinct, but not unpleasant odor in milk, but newly pastured rye often confers so strong an odor as to render the milk unusable.

From Outlines of dairy bacteriology A concise manual for the use of students in dairying by Hastings, Edwin George

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