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ensilage definition and meaning

n. 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 fodder.
n. The fodder preserved in a silo.
v. t. To preserve in a silo; as, to ensilage cornstalks.