Pubescence

2 definitions found

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

  Pubescence \Pu*bes"cence\, n. [Cf. F. pubescence.]
     1. The quality or state of being pubescent, or of having
        arrived at puberty. --Sir T. Browne.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A covering of soft short hairs, or down, as one some


        plants and insects; also, the state of being so covered.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  pubescence
       n : the time of life when sex glands become functional [syn: {puberty}]