stubble

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Police, who have appealed for sightings, described Mr Sambrook as white, 5ft 8ins, of medium build, with ash blond short hair, ginger/blond stubble, blue eyes, and has a West Yorkshire accent.

From BBC

In 2016, more than 80 cars were destroyed in a huge fire on the festival site which started when a lit cigarette ignited grass stubble around the parked vehicles.

From BBC

In the fields on a recent, sweltering afternoon during the harvest, flames crackled through the stubble of the recently harvested wheat crop of Vasyliy Tabachnyuk, picking up with gusts of wind.

From New York Times

In Portugal, where more than 100 people died in wildfires in 2017, authorities say 62% of outbreaks stem from farming activities such as burning stubble.

From Seattle Times

Dozens of firefighters have battled a large wildfire of stubble and hay bales near a Grade II listed castle.

From BBC