PUBES

Pu″bes (?), n. [[L., the hair which appears on the body at puberty, from pubes adult.]] 1. 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. 2. (Bot.) The down of plants; a downy or villous substance which grows on plants; pubescence.