Definition of Silage

1. Noun. Fodder harvested while green and kept succulent by partial fermentation as in a silo.

Exact synonyms: Ensilage
Generic synonyms: Feed, Provender
Derivative terms: Ensile

Definition of Silage

1. n. & v. Short for Ensilage.

Definition of Silage

1. Noun. Fermented green forage fodder stored in a silo. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Silage

1. fodder that has been preserved in a silo [n -S]

Medical Definition of Silage

1. Fodder converted into succulent feed for livestock through processes of anaerobic fermentation (as in a silo). (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Silage

sijos
sik
sika
sikas
sike
siked
siker
sikes
siking
sila-explosive
sila-explosives
silaboration
silacycle
silacycles
silacyclobutane
silage (current term)
silaged
silageing
silages
silaging
silanate
silanated
silanates
silanating
silandrone
silane
silane-modified polymer
silanes
silanising
silanization

Literary usage of Silage

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Annual Report by Maryland Agricultural Experiment Station (1907)
"silage is more used in rations for dairy cows than for any other class of ... silage is well liked by cows and they thrive on it, make liberal yields and ..."

2. Feeds and Feeding: A Hand-book for the Student and Stockman by William Arnon Henry (1910)
"In an extended trial with 6 cows Hills of the Vermont Station1 found that when 3.5 Ibs. of corn silage was substituted for 1 Ib. of mixed timothy, red top, ..."

3. The New International Encyclopædia edited by Daniel Coit Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby (1904)
"considerable water should be poured on the silage after the silo is filled. ... Others place 6 inches to 1 foot of chaff or cut straw on the silage to ..."

4. A Dictionary of Applied Chemistry by Thomas Edward Thorpe (1912)
"Clifford Richardson, examining maize silage, found : Per cent, ... The application of silage as fodder and it» practical effects with stock have been ..."

5. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1914)
"It is well known that higher temperatures are reached at the top of the silos where oxygen gains entrance and partially spoiled silage results. ..."

6. Cyclopedia of American Agriculture: A Popular Survey of Agricultural by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1907)
"This will not decay under the acids of the silage, permits free settling of the silage and excludes the air probably more perfectly than other structures. ..."

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