STUBBLE


Meaning of STUBBLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈstə-bəl ]

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

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