silppu — meaning in English

English meaning

• chaff noun The dry, papery husks separated from grain during threshing.
• roughage noun 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.

Senses

silppu is used for these senses in English:

• roughage (agriculture) Coarse or rough plant material such as hay and silage used as animal fodder.

chaff — full definition

1. noun The dry, papery husks separated from grain during threshing.
2. noun Something considered worthless or unwanted, especially compared with something valuable ("separating the wheat from the chaff").
3. verb To tease or make good-natured fun of someone.

roughage — full definition

1. noun 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.
2. noun Coarse or rough plant material such as hay and silage used as animal fodder.
3. noun 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.

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