PUBESCENT — PUBESCE En morphologie végétale, le terme «pubescent» qualifie l’aspect d’un organe ou d’une plante recouverts de poils fins et denses comme un duvet. Ce caractère joue un certain rôle dans la classification intragénérique des plantes à fleurs:… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Pubescent — Pu*bes cent, a. [L. pubescens, entis, p. pr. of pubescere to reach puberty, to grow hairy or mossy, fr. pubes pubes: cf. F. pubescent.] 1. Arrived at puberty. [1913 Webster] That . . . the men (are) pubescent at the age of twice seven, is… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pubescent — (adj.) 1610s, from Fr. pubescent (early 16c.) or directly from L. pubescens (see PUBESCENCE (Cf. pubescence)) … Etymology dictionary
pubescent — index juvenile, minor Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
pubescent — pubescent, ente (pu bè ssan, ssan t ) adj. Terme d histoire naturelle. Garni de poils fins et courts. • Bractées membraneuses, droites, pubescentes, VENTENAT Instit. Mém. scienc. t. IV, p. 15. ÉTYMOLOGIE Lat. pubescere, se couvrir de poil… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
pubescent — [pyo͞o bes′ənt] adj. [Fr < L pubescens, prp. of pubescere, to reach puberty < pubes, adult, akin to puber: see PUBERTY] 1. reaching or having reached the state of puberty 2. covered with a soft down, as many plants and insects … English World dictionary
pubescent — [[t]pjuːbe̱s(ə)nt[/t]] ADJ A pubescent girl or boy has reached the stage in their life when their body is becoming physically like an adult s. [FORMAL] ...a horde of pubescent boys and girls who tug at his microphone … English dictionary
pubescent — adjective 1. (of animals especially human beings) having arrived at the onset of puberty (the age at which sex glands become functional) but not yet fully mature (Freq. 3) the budding breasts of a pubescent girl and the downy chin of pubescent… … Useful english dictionary
pubescent — adjective Etymology: Latin pubescent , pubescens, present participle of pubescere to reach puberty, become covered as with hair, from pubes Date: 1646 1. a. arriving at or having reached puberty b. of or relating to puberty 2. covered with fine… … New Collegiate Dictionary
pubescent — pubescence, pubescency, n. /pyooh bes euhnt/, adj. 1. arriving or arrived at puberty. 2. Bot., Zool. covered with down or fine short hair. [1640 50; < L pubescent (s. of pubescens), prp. of pubescere to attain puberty, reach puberty, become hairy … Universalium
