Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Email
Answers.com

puberulent

 
Dictionary: pu·ber·u·lent   (pyū-bĕr'yə-lənt, -bĕr'ə-) pronunciation
also pu·ber·u·lous (-bĕr'yə-ləs, -bĕr'ə-)
adj.
Covered with minute hairs or very fine down; finely pubescent.

[Latin pūber, downy, adult + -ulentus, abounding in.]


Search unanswered questions...
Enter a question here...
Search: All sources Community Q&A Reference topics
WordNet: puberulent
Top
Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: (biology) covered with fine soft hairs or down
  Synonyms: downy, pubescent, sericeous


 
 
Learn More
Leaf (plant anatomy and morphology)
Delphinium patens
Solanum sibundoyense

Post a question - any question - to the WikiAnswers community:

 

Copyrights:

Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
WordNet. WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.  Read more