pubescent

[ pyoo-bes-uh nt ]
/ pyuˈbɛs ənt /
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adjective

arriving or arrived at puberty.
Botany, Zoology. covered with down or fine short hair.

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, noun sub·pu·bes·cent, adjective

Words nearby pubescent

pubertal, puberty, puberulent, pubes, pubescence, pubescent, pubic, pubic angle, pubic arch, pubic bone, pubic crest

Words related to pubescence

adolescence, youth, boyhood, teens, pregnancy, virility, potency, productivity, greenness, juvenility, daybreak, puberty, opening, aurora, morning, start, sunup, vitality, morn, dawn

British Dictionary definitions for pubescence

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

Medical definitions for pubescence (1 of 2)

pubescence
[ pyōō-bĕs′əns ]

n.

The state of being pubescent.
The attainment or onset of puberty.
The presence of downy or fine short hair.

Medical definitions for pubescence (2 of 2)

pubescent
[ pyōō-bĕs′ənt ]

adj.

Reaching or having reached puberty.
Covered with fine short hairs.