n. 1 the time when puberty begins. 2 Bot. soft down on the leaves and stems of plants. 3 Zool. soft down on various parts of animals, esp. insects. pubescent adj.
[ F pubescence or med.L pubescentia f. L pubescere reach puberty ]
PUBESCENCE
Meaning of PUBESCENCE in English
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012