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English adjective: pubescent | |||
| 1. | pubescent (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 | ||
| Samples | The budding breasts of a pubescent girl and the downy chin of pubescent boy. | ||
| Similar | immature | ||
| Antonyms | mature | ||
| 2. | pubescent covered with fine soft hairs or down | ||
| Samples | Downy milkweed seeds. | ||
| Synonyms | downy, puberulent, sericeous | ||
| Similar | haired, hairy, hirsute | ||
| Domain category | biological science, biology | ||
| Antonyms | hairless | ||
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