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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. 2. The fodder preserved in a silo. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ensilage \En"si*lage\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ensilaged}; p. pr & vb n. {Ensilaging}.] To preserve in a silo; as to ensilage cornstalks. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: ensilage n : fodder harvested while green and kept succulent by partial fermentation as in a silo [syn: {silage}]
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