(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 2:21:02

Pu*bes"cence (?), n. [Cf. F. pubescence.]

1.

The quality or state of being pubescent, or of having arrived at puberty.

Sir T. Browne.

2.

A covering of soft short hairs, or down, as one some plants and insects; also, the state of being so covered.

 

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