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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Pubescence \Pu*bes"cence\, noun [Cf. F. pubescence.]
1. The quality or state of being pubescent, or of having arrived at puberty. --Sir T. Browne.
2. A covering of soft short hairs, or down, as one some plants and insects; also, the state of being so covered.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
pubescence
noun: the time of life when sex glands become functional [syn: {puberty}]
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