Britannica Dictionary definition of STUBBLE
[noncount]
1
:
short hairs growing from the face of a man who has not shaved very recently
—
see picture at beard
2
:
the short ends of crops left in the ground after the crops have been cut down
— stubbled
/ˈstʌbəld/
adjective
— stubbly
/ˈstʌbəli/
adjective