roughage

Meanings

Plural: roughages

Noun

coarse, indigestible plant food low in nutrients; its bulk stimulates intestinal peristalsis
Originally (archaic), garbage, rubbish, or waste; later (agriculture) the portions of a crop which are discarded, such as husks, stalks, etc.; also, agricultural waste such as weeds.
Coarse or rough plant material such as hay and silage used as animal fodder.
Substances, generally of plant origin, consisting mostly of complex carbohydrates which are undigested when eaten by humans, and which therefore help the passage of food and waste through the alimentary tract; dietary fibre.

Origin / Etymology

From rough (“not smooth; crude, unrefined”) + -age (suffix forming nouns with the sense of appurtenance or collection).

Synonyms

fiber, roughness

Antonyms

nonroughage

Scrabble Score: 13

roughage is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
roughage is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
roughage is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

roughage is a valid Words With Friends word