Roughage
noun
1.
rough or coarse material.
2.
any coarse, rough food for livestock.
3.
fiber (def 9).
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
roughage rough·age (rŭf’ĭj)
n.
See fiber.
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