-fij, -fēj noun
( -s )
Etymology: rough (I) + -age
1. : coarse bulky food for domestic animals that is relatively high in fiber and low in digestible nutrients (as bran, hay, silage) : coarse fodder — opposed to concentrate ; compare fodder 2
2.
a. : food for humans with a considerable proportion of indigestible material that by its bulk stimulates the intestines to peristalsis
b. : the indigestible material taken in by humans as bulk ; especially : cellulose