<p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>of the nature of or resembling a stub.</li><li>short and thick or broad; thick-set or squat: stubby fingers.</li><li>consisting of or abounding in stubs.</li><li>bristly, as the hair or beard.</li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>any of various plants belonging to the genus Verbascum, of the figwort family, native to the Old World, especially V. thapsus, a tall plant with woolly leaves and a dense spike of yellow flowers.</li><li>any of several similar plants.</li></ul>