| 单词 | pubescent |
| 释义 | pubescent[ pyoo-bes-uhnt ] / pyuˈbɛs ənt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR pubescent ON THESAURUS.COM adjectivearriving or arrived at puberty. Botany, Zoology. covered with down or fine short hair. Origin of pubescent1640–50; <Latin pūbēscent- (stem of pūbēscēns), present participle of pūbēscere to attain puberty, reach puberty, become hairy or downy. See pubes1, -escent OTHER WORDS FROM pubescentpu·bes·cence, pu·bes·cen·cy, nounsub·pu·bes·cent, adjectiveWords nearby pubescentpubertal, puberty, puberulent, pubes, pubescence, pubescent, pub grub, pubic, pubic angle, pubic arch, pubic bone Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pubescent
British Dictionary definitions for pubescentpubescent / (pjuːˈbɛsənt) / adjectivearriving or having arrived at puberty (of certain plants and animals or their parts) covered with a layer of fine short hairs or down Derived forms of pubescentpubescence, nounWord Origin for pubescentC17: from Latin pūbēscere to reach manhood, from pūber adult Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for pubescentpubescent [ pyōō-bĕs′ənt ] adj.Reaching or having reached puberty. Covered with fine short hairs. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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