puberty /pūˈbər-ti/

The beginning of sexual maturity

pube /pūb/ noun (vulgar sl)

A pubic hair

pūˈberal or pūˈbertal adjective

pūberulent /-berˈū-lənt/ or pūberˈūlous adjective

Feebly or minutely pubescent

pūˈbes /-bēz/ noun (anatomy)

1. The lower part of the hypogastric region
2. The hair which grows there at puberty

pūbescence /-esˈəns/ noun

1. Puberty
2. A soft downy covering, esp in plants, of appressed hairs (botany)

pūbesˈcent adjective

pūˈbic adjective

Of the pubes or the pubis

pūbiō- (wrongly pūbo-) combining form

pūˈbis noun (pl pūˈbises; pūˈbēs is not possible, as pubis is a genitive singular, not a nominative singular) (for L os pūbis bone of the pubes; anatomy)

A bone of the pelvis which in humans forms the anterior portion of the os innominatum

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