pubes

Noun
Synonyms: pubic regionloins

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. the lower part of the abdomen just above the external genital organsSynonyms: pubic regionloins
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Pubes \Pu"bes\, n. [L., the hair which appears on the body at puberty, from pubes adult.]

1.(Anat.) (a) The hair which appears upon the lower part of the hypogastric region at the age of puberty. (b) Hence (as more commonly used), the lower part of the hypogastric region; the pubic region. [1913 Webster]

2.(Bot.) The down of plants; a downy or villous substance which grows on plants; pubescence. [1913 Webster]

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