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Pubescence

noun
1.
The time of life when sex glands become functional.  Synonym: puberty.





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... spread and trail along the ground. The straw differs in being more or less hollow, and in quality. The ears[544] {314} differ in colour and in shape, being quadrangular, compressed, or nearly cylindrical; and the florets differ in their approximation to each other, in their pubescence, and in being more or less elongated. The presence or absence of barbs is a conspicuous difference, and in certain Gramineae serves even as a generic character;[545] although, as remarked by Godron,[546] the presence of barbs is variable in certain wild grasses, and especially ...
— The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Vol. I. • Charles Darwin
 
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... physical condition. No sensory defect. Weight 125 lbs.; height 5 ft. 3 in. Although well enough developed in other ways he was a marked case of delayed puberty; as yet no pubescence. Strength only fair; for his age, muscles decidedly flabby. A high, broad forehead. Large nose. Peculiar curl of the upper lip. Small, weak chin. These features give him a peculiar appearance—readily interpretable as showing weakness of character. ...
— Pathology of Lying, Etc. • William and Mary Healy
 
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Words linked to "Pubescence" :   time of life, pubescent, puberty, adolescence



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