Found 2 items, similar to pubescence.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: pubescence pubescence n : the time of life when sex glands become functional [syn: puberty]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Pubescence 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]