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silage noun [ ˈsʌɪlɪdʒ ]

• grass or other green fodder compacted and stored in airtight conditions, typically in a silo, without first being dried, and used as animal feed in the winter.

silage verb

• preserve (grass and other green fodder) as silage.
• "fields of grass and clover that had recently been silaged"
Origin: late 19th century: alteration of ensilage, influenced by silo.


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