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Pubescence definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PUBES'CENCE, n. [L. pubescens, pubesco, to shoot, to grow mossy or hairy.]
1. The state of a youth who has arrived at puberty; or the state of puberty.
2. In botany, hairiness; shagginess; the hairy or downy substance on plants.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the time of life when sex glands become functional [syn: puberty, pubescence]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 15th century 1. the quality or state of being pubescent 2. a pubescent covering or surface

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 the time when puberty begins. 2 Bot. soft down on the leaves and stems of plants. 3 Zool. soft down on various parts of animals, esp. insects. Derivatives: pubescent adj. Etymology: F pubescence or med.L pubescentia f. L pubescere reach puberty

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Pubescence Pu*bes"cence, n. [Cf. F. pubescence.] 1. The quality or state of being pubescent, or of having arrived at puberty. --Sir T. Browne. 2. A covering of soft short hairs, or down, as one some plants and insects; also, the state of being so covered.