HEBE
\hˈiːb], \hˈiːb], \h_ˈiː_b]\
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In antiquity, the goddess of puberty. The word has been employed to designate, 1, The first hair that grows on the pubes, 2. The pubic region, and 3. Puberty.
By Robley Dunglison
By Smith Ely Jelliffe