haylage

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/ˈheɪlɪd͡ʒ/

noun

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).

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Meanings

nounhaylage (countable and uncountable, plural haylages)

plural haylages

  1. countableuncountableagricultureA 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).

Origin

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

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Translations

Czech senáž
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Polish sianokiszonka
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Russian сена́ж
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Cite this entry
APA

haylage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/haylage

MLA

“haylage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/haylage. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “haylage,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/haylage.

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