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pu·ber·u·lent

(pyo͞o-bĕr′yə-lənt, -bĕr′ə-) also pu·ber·u·lous (-bĕr′yə-ləs, -bĕr′ə-)

adj.

Covered with minute hairs or very fine down; finely pubescent.

[Latin pūber, downy, adult + -ulentus, abounding in.]

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puberulent

(pjʊˈbɛrjʊlənt) or

puberulous

adj

(Biology) biology covered with very fine down; finely pubescent

[C19: from Latin pūber]

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puberulent - covered with fine soft hairs or down; "downy milkweed seeds"

sericeous, downy, pubescent

biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms

haired, hairy, hirsute - having or covered with hair; "Jacob was a hairy man"; "a hairy caterpillar"