pubescence [
pju:'besns]
pubescence[ noun ]
the time of life when sex glands become functional
<noun.time>
Pubescence \Pu*bes"cence\, n. [Cf. F. pubescence.]
1. The quality or state of being pubescent, or of having
arrived at puberty. --Sir T. Browne.
2. A covering of soft short hairs, or down, as one some
plants and insects; also, the state of being so covered.