pubescent
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pubescent Definition
(s) (
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
; "
the
budding
breasts
of
a
pubescent
girl
and
the
downy
chin
of
pubescent
boy
"
(s)
covered
with
fine
soft
hairs
or
down
; "
downy
milkweed
seeds
"
pubescent Synonyms
downy
puberulent
pubescent
sericeous
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