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silage

si·lage

UK/ˈsaɪlɪd͡ʒ/ uncommon

noun

1.

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

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Origin

Alteration (probably by influence of silo) of ensilage (1881), itself from French ensilage, from ensiler (“put in a silo”), from Spanish ensilar.

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