ensilage

noun

fodder harvested while green and kept succulent by partial fermentation as in a silo

Roots

inen- · French · into sirossil- · Greek · pit for storing grain aticum-age · French · action, process

Synonyms for ensilage

silagen eatagen foragen pasturagen provendern pasturen grainn cornn wheatn

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