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View synonyms for pubescent

pubescent

[ pyoo-bes-uhnt ]

adjective

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

pubescent

/ pjuːˈbɛsənt /

adjective

  1. arriving or having arrived at puberty
  2. (of certain plants and animals or their parts) covered with a layer of fine short hairs or down
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • puˈbescence, noun
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Other Words From

  • pu·bescence pu·bescen·cy noun
  • subpu·bescent adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pubescent1

1640–50; < Latin pūbēscent- (stem of pūbēscēns ), present participle of pūbēscere to attain puberty, reach puberty, become hairy or downy. See pubes 1, -escent
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pubescent1

C17: from Latin pūbēscere to reach manhood, from pūber adult
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Example Sentences

Pubescent, when the antenn are clothed with uniform short hairs.

Pubescent: downy: clothed with soft, short, fine, closely set hair.

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