Etymology

puberulent

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Today it means: Covered in soft, downy hairs. Full definition →

Latin puberulentus
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  1. Latin · derived frompuberulentus
  2. English todaypuberulent

From the Latin puberulentus, see puber (“downy, adult”), -ulentus (“abounding in”).

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