Ensilage

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  ensilage
       n : fodder harvested while green and kept succulent by partial
           fermentation as in a silo [syn: {silage}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  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