Associations to the word «Pubescent»

Wiktionary

PUBESCENT, adjective. Arriving, or arrived at, puberty.
PUBESCENT, adjective. (botany) (zoology) Covered with down or fine hairs.
PUBESCENT, noun. An individual who is going through puberty.

Dictionary definition

PUBESCENT, adjective. (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".
PUBESCENT, adjective. Covered with fine soft hairs or down; "downy milkweed seeds".

Wise words

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