"pubescence" meaning in English

See pubescence in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /pjuːˈbɛsəns/ Forms: pubescences [plural]
Etymology: From Latin pūbēscentia, from pūbēscō. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|pūbēscentia}} Latin pūbēscentia Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} pubescence (countable and uncountable, plural pubescences)
  1. The state of being in or reaching puberty. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-pubescence-en-noun-GWkMFGBs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -escence, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Hair Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 66 34 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -escence: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 73 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 72 28 Disambiguation of Hair: 69 31
  2. (botany, zoology) A covering of fine, soft hairs. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-pubescence-en-noun-fMvRGjDD Categories (other): Botany, Zoology Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences, zoology
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: pubescent
Categories (other): Age Disambiguation of Age: 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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