-nt adjective
Etymology: Latin pubescent-, pubescens, present participle of pubescere to reach puberty, from puber grown up, adult + -escere (suffix forming inchoative verbs) — more at puberty
1. : arriving at or having reached puberty : characteristic of or relating to this state — compare adolescent
2. : having a fuzzy surface ; specifically : covered with fine soft short hairs — compare hirsute , hispid , lanate , sericeous , tomentose , villous