2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pubes \Pu"bes\, n. [L., the hair which appears on the body at
puberty, from pubes adult.]
1. (Anat.)
a The hair which appears upon the lower part of the
hypogastric region at the age of puberty.
b Hence (as more commonly used), the lower part of the
hypogastric region; the pubic region.
2. (Bot.) The down of plants; a downy or villous substance
which grows on plants; pubescence.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
pubes
n : the lower part of the abdomen just above the external
genital organs [syn: {pubic region}, {loins}]
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