roughage

7 5.2

Plant parts like vegetables and whole grains that your body cannot digest and that help food move through your body

noun
/ˈrʌfɪdʒ/

Specialized

: fibra

Well, the peels have so much fiber and roughage and nutrients, so oftentimes you're missing out if you are discarding the scraps.
roughage quality

Examples

You need more roughage.

Fiction book (1999)
Well, that's one way to get your roughage.

Big Momma's House 2 (2006)
You got to get more roughage, Doc.

Analyze This (1999)
Eat some roughage, will you?

The Santa Clause 2 (2002)
Are you afraid of a little roughage?

Lovesick (1983)
I'm going to go ahead and start just adding some some roughage to the bowl.
But it is imperative, Your Majesty, that the Royal colon receives a little roughage.

Victoria & Abdul (2017)
All around the colony, men and women followed David Welner's instructions, lying in the shade for naps, swigging plenty of fresh water, and eating roughage.

Fiction book (1997)
Not only do fruits and veggies contain a wonderful source of vitamins and minerals, they also contain fiber (roughage).

Blog text (8)
Eating more fruits and vegetables adds essential roughage to your diet, which helps with digestion.

Synonyms

fiber

vsroughage

102 2.6

Plant parts your body cannot digest that help move food

is coarser plant material that emphasizes texture rather than moving food

How Nutritious

concentrate

4 5.2

feedstuff

Specialized

5.1

forage

4 4.4

roughage

Specialized

7 5.2

Surface Forms

roughage singular

roughages plural

Morphology

roughage = rough (semi-transparent) = rough + age

The word is formed from 'rough' plus '-age', and the dietary sense is motivated by the idea of coarse material, though the term is somewhat specialized.

Etymology

Roughage comes from the everyday word rough meaning 'coarse' or 'not smooth' and the ending -age that turns it into a thing. So roughage is literally the 'rough stuff' in plant foods that adds bulk and helps digestion.