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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Pubescence

· Pu·bes·cence · IPA /pjuːˈbɛsəns/
01 n. The quality or state of being pubescent, or of having arrived at puberty.
  1. 1.
    The quality or state of being pubescent, or of having arrived at puberty.
  2. 2.
    A covering of soft short hairs, or down, as one some plants and insects; also, the state of being so covered.