roughage (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *roughage*:
NOUN	food	roughage, fiber	coarse, indigestible plant food low in nutrients

English > *roughage*: 1 sense > noun 1, food
Meaning	coarse, indigestible plant food low in nutrients; its bulk stimulates intestinal peristalsis.
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

HyperDic: roughage