Meaning Of The Word Roughage

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roughage
uncountable noun: Roughage consists of the tough parts of vegetables and grains that help you to digest your food and help your bowels to work properly.

roughage in American English
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
noun: rough or coarse material

roughage in British English
noun: the coarse indigestible constituents of food or fodder, which provide bulk to the diet and promote normal bowel function

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