haylage

English

Etymology

Blend of hay +‎ silage. Coined in 1949 to distinguish this type of fodder from earlier types of grass silage with higher moisture percentages.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈheɪlɪd͡ʒ/

Noun

haylage (countable and uncountable, plural haylages)

  1. (agriculture) A type of silage with a high dry-matter content, made from the same grasses or legumes from which hay is made (such as alfalfa, timothy, and others) but not dried as much as hay nor as little as direct-chop/green-chop silage (before being ensiled).
    Hypernym: silage (sometimes construed as coordinate)
    Coordinate terms: cornlage, oatlage, ryelage, soilage, wheatlage

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