n.
Pronunciation: ' st ə -b ə l
Function: noun
Usage: often attrib
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 \ -b ə ld \ adjective
– stub · bly \ -b( ə -)l ē \ adjective