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puberulent

[pyoo-ber-yuh-luhnt, -ber-uh-]

adjective Botany, Zoology.

minutely pubescent.

Also, pu·ber·u·lous

[pyoo-ber-yuh-luhs, -ber-uh-] .

Origin:
1860–65; < Latin pūber- (see puberty) + -ulent

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puberulent (pjʊˈbɛrjʊlənt)

—*adj*
	biology covered with very fine down; finely pubescent

[C19: from Latin pūber]

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