pubes Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the lower part of the abdomen just above the external genital organs
    loins; pubic region.
  2. noun one of the three sections of the hipbone; together these two bones form the front of the pelvis
    pubic bone; pubis; os pubis.

WordNet

Pu"bes noun
Etymology
L., the hair which appears on the body at puberty, from pubes adult.
Definitions
  1. (Anat.) (a) The hair which appears upon the lower part of the hypogastric region at the age of puberty. (b) Hence (as more commonly used), the lower part of the hypogastric region; the pubic region.
  2. (Bot.) The down of plants; a downy or villous substance which grows on plants; pubescence.

Webster 1913