roughage

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Synonyms: roughie, couhage, roughte, roughan

Antonyms: roughie, couhage, roughte, roughan

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Noun

1. Originally {{lb|en|archaic}}, [[garbage#Noun|garbage]], [[rubbish#Noun|rubbish]], or [[waste#Noun|waste]]; later {{lb|en|agriculture}} the [[portion#Noun|portions]] of a [[crop#Noun|crop]] which are [[discard#Verb|discarded]], such as [[husk#Noun|husks]], [[stalk#Noun|stalks]], etc.; also, [[agricultural#Adjective|agricultural]] waste such as [[weed#Noun|weeds]].
2. {{lb|en|agriculture}} [[coarse|Coarse]] or [[rough#Adjective|rough]] [[plant#Noun|plant]] [[material#Noun|material]] such as [[hay#Noun|hay]] and [[silage]] [[use#Verb|used]] as [[animal]] [[fodder#Noun|fodder]].
3. {{lb|en|nutrition}} [[substance#Noun|Substances]], generally of plant [[origin]], [[consist]]ing mostly of [[complex#Adjective|complex]] [[carbohydrate]]s which are [[undigested]] when [[eat#Verb|eaten]] by [[human#Noun|humans]], and which therefore [[help#Verb|help]] the [[passage#Noun|passage]] of [[food]] and waste through the [[alimentary]] [[tract#Noun|tract]]; [[dietary fibre]].

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