roughage
noun
Pronunciation: [ˈrʌfɪdʒ]
Definition
Indigestible fibrous material in food, such as fruit and vegetable skins, that aids digestion.
Examples
The doctor recommended increasing dietary roughage to prevent constipation.
Whole grains are an excellent source of roughage.
Many processed foods lack the roughage found in their natural counterparts.
How to Use roughage
- roughage in diet (prepositional phrase)
- The presence of fibrous food material within a person's eating habits. — "Make sure to include enough roughage in your diet for optimal digestion."
- source of roughage (collocation)
- Something that provides fibrous food material. — "Fruits and vegetables are a good source of roughage."
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