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si·lage
(sī′lĭj)n.
Fodder prepared by compressing and fermenting green forage crops under anaerobic conditions, usually in a silo.
[Short for ensilage.]
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silage
(ˈsaɪlɪdʒ)n
(Agriculture) any crop harvested while green for fodder and kept succulent by partial fermentation in a silo. Also called: ensilage
[C19: alteration (influenced by silo) of ensilage]
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si•lage
(ˈsaɪ lɪdʒ)n.
fodder preserved through fermentation in a silo; ensilage.
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silage
n → Silage f, → Silofutter nt
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