puberulent vs pubescent

puberulent and pubescent both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
puberulent	No	Yes	No	No
pubescent	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, puberulent and pubescent are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of puberulent include downy, sericeous.

puberulent (adjective)	pubescent (adjective)
covered with fine soft hairs or down	covered with fine soft hairs or down
	(of animals especially human beings) having arrived at the onset of puberty (the age at which sex glands become functional) but not yet fully mature