Definition of ensilage

• 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.