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rough-skinned newt |
rough-spoken |
rough-stemmed goldenrod |
rough-textured |
roughage
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roughage
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun roughage has 1 sense
- roughage(n = noun.food) fiber - coarse, indigestible plant food low in nutrients; its bulk stimulates intestinal peristalsis; Array is a kind of food product, foodstuff
has particulars: bran
OXFORD DICTIONARY
roughage, n.
1 coarse material with a high fibre content, the part of food which stimulates digestion.
2 coarse fodder.
1 coarse material with a high fibre content, the part of food which stimulates digestion.
2 coarse fodder.
Etymology
ROUGH + -AGE 3
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