Definition of Pubescint
Pu*bes"cent (?), a. [L.
pubescens, -entis, p. pr. of pubescere to reach
puberty, to grow hairy or mossy, fr. pubes pubes: cf. F.
pubescent.] 1. Arrived at
puberty.
That . . . the men (are) pubescent at the age of
twice seven, is accounted a punctual truth. Sir T.
Browne.
2. Covered with pubescence, or fine short
hairs, as certain insects, and the leaves of some plants.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- arriving or arrived at puberty
- Botany, Zoology covered with down or fine hair
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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