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Pubes

//ˈpjuːbiːz// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    plural of pubis (“pubic bones”) form-of, plural
  2. 2
    The pubic hair. plural, plural-only, rare
  3. 3
    plural of pube form-of, plural
  4. 4
    the lower part of the abdomen just above the external genital organs wordnet
  5. 5
    The pubic region. plural, plural-only

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Latin pubes (“the hair which appears on the body at the age of puberty, the genitals”), from pubes, puber (“grown up, of mature age; of plants, downy, pubescent”); see puberty.

Etymology 2

From Latin pubes (“the hair which appears on the body at the age of puberty, the genitals”), from pubes, puber (“grown up, of mature age; of plants, downy, pubescent”); see puberty.

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