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Ensilage
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 fodder2.
The fodder preserved in a silo.
En′si-lage
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Ensilaged
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Ensilaging
.] To preserve in a silo;
as, to
. ensilage
cornstalks