| NOUN | food | roughage, fiber | coarse, indigestible plant food low in nutrients |
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| Meaning | coarse, indigestible plant food low in nutrients; its bulk stimulates intestinal peristalsis. | |
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| Synonym | fiber | |
| Narrower | bran | Food prepared from the husks of cereal grains |
| Broader | foodstuff, food product | A substance that can be used or prepared for use as food |
| Spanish | fibra, forraje | |
| Catalan | fibra | |
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