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  • 1 pubertas

    pūbertas, ātis, f. [puber], the age of manhood or maturity, puberty.
    I.
    Lit.:

    primis pubertatis annis,

    Just. 9, 6, 5:

    ab initio pubertatis,

    id. 23, 1, 8; 35, 2, 2; and:

    circa pubertatem,

    Plin. 25, 13, 95, § 154:

    pubertatis et primae adulescentiae tempus,

    Suet. Dom. 1; cf. Macr. S. 7, 7:

    differetur quaestio in tempus pubertatis,

    Dig. 37, 10, 1, § 11; 37, 10, 7, § 3.—
    II.
    Transf.
    A.
    The signs of puberty, the beard, etc., Cic. N. D. 2, 33, 86; Plin. 7, 16, 17, § 76; 21, 26, 97, § 170.—
    2.
    Of plants, soft down, pubescence, Plin. 23, praef. 4, § 7.—
    B.
    Manhood, virility:

    inexhausta pubertas,

    Tac. G. 20, 2.—
    C.
    Youth, young persons:

    pubertas canis suum honorem reddebat,

    Val. Max. 2, 1, 10:

    dux pubertatis,

    Vulg. Prov. 2, 17.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > pubertas

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  • Pubescence — Pu*bes cence, n. [Cf. F. pubescence.] 1. The quality or state of being pubescent, or of having arrived at puberty. Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] 2. A covering of soft short hairs, or down, as one some plants and insects; also, the state of being… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • pubescence — [pyo͞o bes′əns] n. 〚Fr〛 1. the quality or state of being pubescent 2. the soft down that covers the surface of many plants and insects * * * pu·bes·cence (pyo͞o bĕsʹəns) n. 1. The state of being pubescent. 2. The attainment or onset of puberty …   Universalium

  • pubescence — index adolescence Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • pubescence — (n.) 1640s, from M.L. pubescentia, from L. pubescentem (nom. pubescens) reach the age of puberty, prp. of pubescere arrive at puberty, from pubes adult, full grown (see PUBERTY (Cf. puberty)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • pubescence — ► NOUN 1) the time when puberty begins. 2) Botany & Zoology soft down on the leaves and stems of plants or on animals, especially insects. DERIVATIVES pubescent adjective & noun. ORIGIN from Latin pubescere reach puberty …   English terms dictionary

  • pubescence — [pyo͞o bes′əns] n. [Fr] 1. the quality or state of being pubescent 2. the soft down that covers the surface of many plants and insects …   English World dictionary

  • pubescence — puberty, pubescence *youth, adolescence …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • pubescence — n. 1 the time when puberty begins. 2 Bot. soft down on the leaves and stems of plants. 3 Zool. soft down on various parts of animals, esp. insects. Derivatives: pubescent adj. Etymology: F pubescence or med.L pubescentia f. L pubescere reach… …   Useful english dictionary

  • pubescence — noun Date: 15th century 1. the quality or state of being pubescent 2. a pubescent covering or surface …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • pubescence — n. [L. pubescere, to grow hairy] A covering of fine soft hairs; pubescent adj …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

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