| Ensilage 1. (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. 2. (n.) The fodder preserved in a silo. 3. (v. t.) To preserve in a silo; as, to ensilage cornstalks. Thesaurus Entries barley, bird seed, bran, cat food, chicken feed, chop, corn, dog food, eatage, feed, fodder, forage, grain, hay, mash, meal, oats, pasturage, pasture, pet food, provender, scratch, scratch feed, silage, slops, straw, swill, wheat |