English Dictionary: Pubes | by the DICT Development Group |
2 results for Pubes | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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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. |