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silage

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si·lage  (slj)
n.
Fodder prepared by storing and fermenting green forage plants in a silo.
[Short for ensilage.]
silage [ˈsaɪlɪdʒ]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) any crop harvested while green for fodder and kept succulent by partial fermentation in a silo Also called ensilage
[alteration (influenced by silo) of ensilage]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.silagesilage - fodder harvested while green and kept succulent by partial fermentation as in a silo
ensilage
feed, provender - food for domestic livestock
Translations
silage [ˈsaɪlɪdʒ] N → ensilaje m
silage [ˈsaɪlɪdʒ] n
(= fodder) → fourrage m vert
(= method) → ensilage m
silage
n → Silage f, → Silofutter nt
silage [ˈsaɪlɪdʒ] n → insilato
silage [ˈsaɪlɪdʒ] n → insilato


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Hardly ever did he pass through his barn without paying homage to his own progressiveness and oozing approval of the mechanical milker, driven by his own electrical dynamo, the James Way stanchions with electric lights above, the individual drinking fountains at the head of each cow, the cork-brick floors, the scrupulously white-washed walls, and the absence of odor, with the one exception of sweet, fermented silage.
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