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pubescent

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Main Entry:
pu·bes·cent 
          Listen to the pronunciation of pubescent
Pronunciation:
\-sənt\
Function:
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 puberty2: covered with fine soft short hairs — compare villous


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