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[syn: silage, ensilage]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.
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2. The fodder preserved in a silo.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Ensilage \En"si*lage\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ensilaged; p. pr. &
vb. n. Ensilaging.]
To preserve in a silo; as, to ensilage cornstalks.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
ensilage
n 1: fodder harvested while green and kept succulent by partial
fermentation as in a silo [syn: silage, ensilage]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
28 Moby Thesaurus words for "ensilage":
barley, bird seed, bran, cat food, chicken feed, chop, corn,
dog food, eatage, feed, fodder, forage, grain, hay, mash, meal,
oats, pasturage, pasture, pet food, provender, scratch,
scratch feed, silage, slops, straw, swill, wheat