What is a covering of soft short hairs, or down, as one some plants and insects; also, the state of being so covered called?
pubescence — A covering of soft short hairs, or down, as one some plants and insects; also, the state of being so covered. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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