Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for PU-BES'CENCE
PU-BES'CENCE, n. [L. pubescens, pubesco, to shoot, to grow mossy or hairy.]
- The state of a youth who has arrived at puberty; or the state of puberty. – Brown.
- In botany, the downy substance on plants.
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