pubescent

pu·bes·cent

 (pyo͞o-bĕs′ənt)

adj.

1. Reaching or having recently reached puberty.

2. Covered with short hairs or soft down.

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[Latin pūbēscēns, pūbēscent-, present participle of pūbēscere, to reach puberty, from pūbēs, adult.]

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pubescent

(pjuːˈbɛsənt)

adj

1. (Physiology) arriving or having arrived at puberty

2. (Biology) (of certain plants and animals or their parts) covered with a layer of fine short hairs or down

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

puˈbescence n

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pu•bes•cent

(pyuˈbɛs ənt)

adj.

1. arriving or arrived at puberty.

2. Bot., Zool. covered with down or fine short hairs.

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

pu•bes′cence, n.

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Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	pubescent - (of animals especially human beings) having arrived at the onset of puberty (the age at which sex glands become functional) but not yet fully mature; "the budding breasts of a pubescent girl and the downy chin of pubescent boy" immature - not yet mature
	2.	pubescent - covered with fine soft hairs or down; "downy milkweed seeds" puberulent, sericeous, downy 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"

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Translations

pubescent

[pjuːˈbesənt]

A. ADJ → pubescente

B. N → pubescente mf

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pubescent

[pjuːˈbɛs^ənt] (formal) adj → pubère

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pubescent

adj → pubertierend

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pubescent

[pjuːˈbɛsənt] adj (girl, boy) → pubere, nell'età puberale; (age) → puberale

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pubescent

adj pubescente

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