PUBES
\pjˈuːbz], \pjˈuːbz], \p_j_ˈuː_b_z]\
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Hence (as more commonly used), the lower part of the hypogastric region; the pubic region.
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The down of plants; a downy or villous substance which grows on plants; pubescence.
By Oddity Software
By William R. Warner
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Same etymon. The middle part of the hypogastric region; so called, because it in covered with hair, in both sexes, at the period of puberty. The hair is also called Pubes, Lanu'go seu Pili, Pudendo'rum, Planta'rium; and, of old, Epicten'ion and pubertas signified the same. See Tressoria.
By Robley Dunglison
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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