puberulent

adjective

pu·​ber·​u·​lent pyü-ˈber-ə-lənt 

-yə-lənt

: covered with fine pubescence

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from New Latin pūberulentus, probably from pūberulus "minutely downy" (from pūber "having hair on the body, covered with fine hairs" —going back to Late Latin, variant of Latin pūbēs "physically mature, adult"— + -ulus, diminutive suffix of nouns) + -entus, probably extracted from Latin -ulentus "having in quantity, full of" — more at pubes

First Known Use

1841, in the meaning defined above