noun (n)

• material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds(noun.substance)

  Synonym:
  chaff, husk, shuck, stalk, straw
  

  source: wordnet30
• short stiff hairs growing on a man's face when he has not shaved for a few days(noun.body)

  source: wordnet30
• The stumps of wheat, rye, barley, oats, or buckwheat, left in the ground; the part of the stalk left by the scythe or sickle.(noun)

  source: webster1913