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Puberty
Pronunciation : Pu"ber*ty
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. pubertas, fr. puber, pubes, adult: cf. F. pubert?.]
Definition : 1. The earliest age at which persons are capable of begetting or bearing children, usually considered, in temperate climates, to be about fourteen years in males and twelve in females.
2. (Bot.)
Defn: The period when a plant first bears flowers.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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