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Dictionary » P » Pubescence Pubescencepubescence 1. The quality or state of being pubescent, or of having arrived at puberty. 2. A covering of soft short hairs, or down, as one some plants and insects; also, the state of being so covered. Origin: Cf. F. Pubescence. The time of life when sex glands become functional.
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