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pubescent

[ pyoo-bes-uhnt ]
/ pyuˈbɛs ənt /
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adjective
arriving or arrived at puberty.
Botany, Zoology. covered with down or fine short hair.
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Origin of pubescent

1640–50; <Latin pūbēscent- (stem of pūbēscēns), present participle of pūbēscere to attain puberty, reach puberty, become hairy or downy. See pubes1, -escent

OTHER WORDS FROM pubescent

pu·bes·cence, pu·bes·cen·cy, nounsub·pu·bes·cent, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for pubescent

pubescent
/ (pjuːˈbɛsənt) /

adjective
arriving or having arrived at puberty
(of certain plants and animals or their parts) covered with a layer of fine short hairs or down

Derived forms of pubescent

pubescence, noun

Word Origin for pubescent

C17: from Latin pūbēscere to reach manhood, from pūber adult
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