silage
pronunciation
How to pronounce silage in British English:
UK [ˈsaɪlɪdʒ]
How to pronounce silage in American English:
US [ˈsaɪlɪdʒ]
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- Noun:
- fodder harvested while green and kept succulent by partial fermentation as in a silo
Word Origin
- silage (n.)
- "fodder packed in a silo," 1884, alteration (probably by influence of silo) of ensilage.
Example
- 1. Breeding maize hybrids for high silage yield and quality .
- 2. Even cows refuse silage with stink bugs in it .
- 3. Even cows refuse silage with stink bugs in it . Farmers are using more pesticides to control stink bug growth .
- 4. Rapid measurement for chemical compositions of fresh silage by near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy .
- 5. Effects of lactobacillus and cellulase on the quality of corn stover silage .