pubescent
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pu·bes·cent
(pyū-bĕs'ənt) 
adj.
adj.
- Reaching or having reached puberty.
- Covered with short hairs or soft down.
[Latin pūbēscēns, pūbēscent-, present participle of pūbēscere, to reach puberty, from pūbēs, adult.]
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pubescent
1. arriving at the age of puberty.
2. covered with down or lanugo.
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