n. the age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. 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.
n. The period when a plant first bears flowers.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The condition of being able to reproduce; sexual maturity in the human race.
n. In botany, the period when a plant begins to bear flowers.
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n. the time of life when sex glands become functional
Word Usage
"But, apart from such confusions, the term puberty is used in various senses."