Definition of pubescent Pubescent
pu•bes•cent
We found 6 definitions of pubescent from 3 different sources.
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What does pubescent mean?
WordNet
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| pubescent - (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" | ||
| immature not yet mature | ||
| pubescent - covered with fine soft hairs or down; "downy milkweed seeds" | ||
| downy, puberulent, sericeous | ||
| haired, hirsute, hairy hazardous and frightening; "hairy moments in the mountains" | ||
| biological science, biology the science that studies living organisms | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- pubescent (a.)
Arrived at puberty. - pubescent (a.)
Covered with pubescence, or fine short hairs, as certain insects, and the leaves of some plants.
