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Roughage

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Noun

1. fiber, roughage

coarse, indigestible plant food low in nutrients; its bulk stimulates intestinal peristalsis

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Roughage

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noun
1. 
the coarse indigestible constituents of food or fodder, which provide bulk to the diet and promote normal bowel function
See also dietary fibre
2. 
any rough or coarse material

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Roughage

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noun
rough material; coarse substance; specif., coarse food or fodder, as bran, straw, vegetable peel, etc., containing a relatively high proportion of cellulose and other indigestible constituents and serving in the diet as a stimulus to peristalsis

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Roughage

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n.
1. See fiber.
2. Any rough or coarse material.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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