ROUGHAGE

roughage, fiber

(noun) coarse, indigestible plant food low in nutrients; its bulk stimulates intestinal peristalsis

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

roughage (countable and uncountable, plural roughages)

dietary fibre

any rough or coarse material, especially fodder

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

27 June 2025

SQUARE

(adjective) having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle; “a square peg in a round hole”; “a square corner”


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Coffee Trivia

There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.

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