Pubes

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pubes \Pu"bes\, n. [L., the hair which appears on the body at
     puberty, from pubes adult.]
     1. (Anat.)
        (a) The hair which appears upon the lower part of the
            hypogastric region at the age of puberty.
        (b) Hence (as more commonly used), the lower part of the


            hypogastric region; the pubic region.
            [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Bot.) The down of plants; a downy or villous substance
        which grows on plants; pubescence.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  pubis
       n : one of the three sections of the hipbone; together the two
           pubic bones form the front of the pelvis [syn: {pubic
           bone}, {os pubis}]
       [also: {pubes} (pl)]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  pubes
       n : the lower part of the abdomen just above the external
           genital organs [syn: {pubic region}, {loins}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  pubes
       See {pubis}