Pubescence

(1) Pubescence [ Botany ]
Adjective: Pubescent

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	A pubescence is fine covering of down or soft short hair, as on the surface of a leaf and other part of a plant.
The state of being pubescent of having such a covering. Disambiguation: The term pubescence is also used - in a more general meaning - to indicate collectively all the fine outgrowths or appendages on plant’s epidermis. Compare with: hairiness or trichomes

Pubescent [ Botany ]

A surface feature that can be found on many organs of a plant. Pubescent means somewhat covered with pubescence, or short, dense, soft downy hairs on the surface.

Pubescent spines of
Sclerocactus spinosior ssp. blainei

For example a peach, a leave of the African Violet or a spine of Sclerocactus spinosior ssp. blainei)

See: Surface features