pubescent

Words with a similar base: pubescent

'pubescent'

[pubescent.s.01] as in: (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

Examples:
the budding breasts of a pubescent girl and the downy chin of pubescent boy

'pubescent'

[downy.s.02] as in: covered with fine soft hairs or down

Examples:
downy milkweed seeds

Origins

					pubescent (English)
└── pubescens (Latin)

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