Main Entry: stub·ble

Pronunciation: \ˈstə-bəl\

Function: noun

Usage: often attributive

Etymology: Middle English stuble, from Anglo-French estuble, from Latin stupula stalk, straw, alteration of stipula — more at stipule

Date: 14th century

1 : the basal part of herbaceous plants and especially cereal grasses remaining attached to the soil after harvest
2 : a rough surface or growth resembling stubble; especially : a short growth of beard

— stub·bled \-bəld\ adjective

— stub·bly \-b(ə-)lē\ adjective