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Meaning of PUBES

Pronunciation:  'pyoobeez

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  the lower part of the abdomen just above the external genital organs
 
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 Synonyms: loins, pubic region
 
 See Also: area, mons, mons pubis, mons veneris, region

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\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.
2. (Bot.) The down of plants; a downy or villous substance
   which grows on plants; pubescence.
 

 

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