'Pubescence' definitions:
Definition of 'pubescence'
(from WordNet)
noun
The time of life when sex glands become functional [syn: puberty, pubescence]
Definition of 'Pubescence'
From: GCIDE
- Pubescence \Pu*bes"cence\, n. [Cf. F. pubescence.]
- 1. The quality or state of being pubescent, or of having arrived at puberty. --Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A covering of soft short hairs, or down, as one some plants and insects; also, the state of being so covered. [1913 Webster]