mons pubis
noun
mons pu·bis
ˈmänz-ˈpyü-bəs 
plural montes pubis
ˈmän-tēz-
: a rounded eminence of fatty tissue on the pubic symphysis especially of the human female
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Your vulva also encompasses your mons pubis, the rounded area located in front of your pubic bones where hair typically grows.
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Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
This homage to the womanly silhouette—those were certainly child bearing hips, after all—was further characterized by a small group of models who wore elegantly sheer gowns that fully exposed their bodies underneath, including their mons pubis, covered in hair.
—Laia Garcia-Furtado, Vogue, 25 Jan. 2024
Everybody’s mons pubis was centimeters away from being exposed.
—Erin Gloria Ryan, Rolling Stone, 11 Nov. 2023
Stick with your upper vulva (mons pubis) and outer lips (labia majora).
—Melanie Rud, SELF, 16 June 2022
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Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
This homage to the womanly silhouette—those were certainly child bearing hips, after all—was further characterized by a small group of models who wore elegantly sheer gowns that fully exposed their bodies underneath, including their mons pubis, covered in hair.
—Laia Garcia-Furtado, Vogue, 25 Jan. 2024
Everybody’s mons pubis was centimeters away from being exposed.
—Erin Gloria Ryan, Rolling Stone, 11 Nov. 2023
Stick with your upper vulva (mons pubis) and outer lips (labia majora).
—Melanie Rud, SELF, 16 June 2022
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“Mons pubis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mons%20pubis. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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mons pubis
noun
plural montes pubis
ˌmän-ˌtēz-
: a rounded eminence of fatty tissue upon the pubic symphysis especially of the human female see mons veneris
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