stubble
1. material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds • Syn: chaff, husk, shuck, stalk, straw • Derivationally related forms: shuck (for: shuck), husk (for: husk), chaffy (for: chaff) • Hypernyms: plant material, plant substance • Hyponyms: bran 2. short stiff hairs growing on a man's face when he has not shaved for a few days • Hypernyms: beard, face fungus, whiskers
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