pubescence
Becoming an adult
Pubescence is the state of reaching sexual maturity—the transitional period when a child's body develops adult characteristics.
The word also refers to fine, soft hair or down, whether the fuzz on a peach, the downy covering on certain leaves, or the body hair that appears during this developmental stage.
The plant's leaves are covered with a fine pubescence.
Fine immature facial hair
- lanugoPrenatal body hair
- facial hairBeard, mustache, stubble
- fine hairThin, soft strands
- terminal hairThick, pigmented body hair
Toward lower ground
- fuzzFine downy fibers
- trichomesEpidermal outgrowths on plants
- hairyHaving much fur
- villousCovered in soft projections
hirsute · leaf surface · downy · protective covering · woolly
Bloodstream signaling molecules
- testosteroneChief male sex hormone
- estrogenFemale reproductive hormone
- developmentProgress toward maturity
- body hairMammalian surface strands
menarche · pituitary gland · endocrine system · androgens · growth spurt · voice change · sexual maturation · gonads
Person aged thirteen-nineteen
- youthState of being immature
- awkwardnessLack of grace or ease
- high schoolUpper secondary institution
- peer pressureInfluence from one's equals
identity · coming-of-age · insecurity · rebellion · crush · school dance · curfew · driver's license
peach fuzz
Fine immature facial hair
- lanugoPrenatal body hair
- facial hairBeard, mustache, stubble
- fine hairThin, soft strands
down
Toward lower ground
villous · hirsute · leaf surface · downy · protective covering · woolly
hormones
Bloodstream signaling molecules
- testosteroneChief male sex hormone
- estrogenFemale reproductive hormone
- developmentProgress toward maturity
body hair · menarche · pituitary gland · endocrine system · androgens · growth spurt · voice change · sexual maturation · gonads · hypothalamus
teenager
Person aged thirteen-nineteen
- youthState of being immature
- awkwardnessLack of grace or ease
- high schoolUpper secondary institution
peer pressure · identity · coming-of-age · insecurity · rebellion · crush · school dance · curfew · driver's license · first love
- hairhair, haircut, hairstyle, hair loss, coily
- plant adaptationsdrought tolerance, water storage, deep roots, spines, thorns
- plant defensesthorns, spines, trichomes, toxins, latex
- plant hairstrichome, hair, bristle, seta, down
- trichomestrichomes, root hairs, stinging hairs, root hair, papilla
- surface coveringscoat, paint, covering, tiles, felt