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 harvest2: a rough surface or growth resembling stubble ; especially : a short growth of beard

— stub·bled \-bəld\ adjective

— stub·bly \-b(ə-)lē\ adjective