Definition for PU-BES'CENCE

PU-BES'CENCE, n. [L. pubescens, pubesco, to shoot, to grow mossy or hairy.]

  1. The state of a youth who has arrived at puberty; or the state of puberty. – Brown.
  2. In botany, the downy substance on plants.

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