1. becoming smooth or hairless; gradually losing hair, down, or a hairy covering.
Usage: botanical and zoological term; formal

Examples

• The glabrescent leaves of the plant become completely smooth as they mature.
• Young stems are hairy, but they become glabrescent with age.
• The caterpillar's glabrescent skin develops a glossy appearance in its final instar.
• Botanists noted the glabrescent surface of the fruit after it ripened.
• The seedling's glabrescent upper leaves contrast with the fuzzy lower ones.