Puberty

noun

Word Frequency: 3.6

Definitions

1.nounA developmental phase brought about by the action of hormones as part of the maturing process. For humans, there are three in total.

2.nounThe age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction.

3.nounThe period when a plant begins to flower.

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