puberty, pubescence
(noun) the time of life when sex glands become functional
Source: WordNet® 3.1
puberty (countable and uncountable, plural puberties)
A developmental phase brought about by the action of hormones as part of the maturing process. For humans, there are three in total.
(more common) The process of sexual development that produces secondary sex characteristics and makes a person capable of reproducing sexually.
The age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction.
The period when a plant begins to flower.
• (process of adolescence): thelarche, pubarche, growth spurt, menarche, gonadarche, adrenarche
Source: Wiktionary
Pu"ber*ty, n. Etym: [L. pubertas, fr. puber, pubes, adult: cf. F. puberté.]
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.)
Definition: The period when a plant first bears flowers.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
