PUBESCENT


Meaning of PUBESCENT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -s ə nt ]

adjective

Etymology: Latin pubescent-, pubescens, present participle of pubescere to reach puberty, become covered as with hair, from pubes

Date: 1646

1.

a. : arriving at or having reached puberty

b. : of or relating to puberty

2. : covered with fine soft short hairs — compare villous

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.