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English Dictionary: Pubes by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pubes
n
  1. the lower part of the abdomen just above the external genital organs
    Synonym(s): pubes, pubic region, loins
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Pubes \Pu"bes\, n. [L., the hair which appears on the body at
      puberty, from pubes adult.]
      1. (Anat.)
            (a) The hair which appears upon the lower part of the
                  hypogastric region at the age of puberty.
            (b) Hence (as more commonly used), the lower part of the
                  hypogastric region; the pubic region.
  
      2. (Bot.) The down of plants; a downy or villous substance
            which grows on plants; pubescence.
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