silage
See also: Silage
English
editEtymology
editAlteration (probably by influence of silo) of ensilage (1881), itself from French ensilage, from ensiler (“put in a silo”), from Spanish ensilar.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈsaɪlɪd͡ʒ/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -aɪlɪdʒ
Noun
editsilage (usually uncountable, plural silages)
- Fermented green forage fodder stored in an airtight silo or clamp.
- 1939, Journal of Agricultural Research, volume 57, page 506:
- Compared to the corn silages, the sweetclover silages are much higher in digestible crude protein, but lower in total digestible nutrients.
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editDescendants
edit- → Welsh: silwair
Translations
editfodder stored in a silo
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Verb
editsilage (third-person singular simple present silages, present participle silaging or silageing, simple past and past participle silaged)
- To ensile.
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