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pubescence |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: pubescence n : the time of life when sex glands become functional [syn: {puberty}]
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