'Pubes' definitions:
Definition of 'pubes'
(from WordNet)
noun
The lower part of the abdomen just above the external genital organs [syn: pubes, pubic region, loins]
Definition of 'Pubes'
From: GCIDE
- Pubes \Pu"bes\, n. [L., the hair which appears on the body at puberty, from pubes adult.]
- 1. (Anat.) (a) The hair which appears upon the lower part of the hypogastric region at the age of puberty. (b) Hence (as more commonly used), the lower part of the hypogastric region; the pubic region. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Bot.) The down of plants; a downy or villous substance which grows on plants; pubescence. [1913 Webster]