English-Thai Dictionary
pubescence
N วัย เริ่ม หนุ่มสาว wai-roem-nuam-sao
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
PUBESCENCE
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.
2. In botany, hairiness; shagginess; the hairy or downy substance on plants.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
PUBESCENCE
Pu *bes "cence, n. Etym: [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.
New American Oxford Dictionary
pubescence
pu bes cence |pyo͞oˈbesəns pjuˈbɛsns | ▶noun 1 the time when puberty begins. 2 Botany & Zoology soft down or fine short hairs on the leaves and stems of plants or on various parts of animals, esp. insects. ORIGIN late Middle English: from French, or from medieval Latin pubescentia, from Latin pubescent- ‘reaching puberty ’ (see pubescent ).
Oxford Dictionary
pubescence
pubescence |pjʊˈbɛs (ə )ns | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 the time when puberty begins. 2 Botany & Zoology soft down on the leaves and stems of plants or on various parts of animals, especially insects. ORIGIN late Middle English: from French, or from medieval Latin pubescentia, from Latin pubescent- ‘reaching puberty ’ (see pubescent ).
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