ensilage Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun fodder harvested while green and kept succulent by partial fermentation as in a silo
    silage.

WordNet

En"si*lage noun
Etymology
F.; pref. en- (L. in) + silo. See Silo.
Definitions
  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.
  2. The fodder preserved in a silo.
En"si*lage transitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Ensilaged ; present participle & verbal noun Ensilaging
Definitions
  1. To preserve in a silo; as, to ensilage cornstalks.

Webster 1913