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Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

Synonyms for downy

like down or as soft as down

Related Words

covered with fine soft hairs or down

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IMPATIENS WALLERIANA If you used to plant busy Lizzies but gave up because of downy mildew, then you weren't alone.
The downy woodpecker, our country's smallest woodpecker, can be found across the continental United States and southern Canada.
Check winter pansies for the dark blotches of black spot and the paler coloured symptoms of downy mildew.
For disease resistance, this meant tossing out any plants that showed powdery mildew or downy mildew infections at the seedling stage during the first year of growth.
There are several fabric softeners available in the market that are popular across the globe, such as Downy Ultra April Fresh Liquid Fabric Conditioner, Downy Ultra Fabric Softener Free and Sensitive Liquid, Snuggle Plus Super Fresh Liquid Fabric Softener with Odor Eliminating, Bounce Outdoor Fresh Fabric Softener and Mrs.
Agriculture Minister Costas Kades said ministry officials will visit Paphos region to evaluate the damage caused to grapes infected by downy mildew, following complaints filed by farmers.
Palmolive, Creamsilk and Safeguard are the three most chosen brands in the health and beauty sector while the top three brands in home care are Surf, Downy and Champion.
To coincide with recent hatchings, the attraction is currently hosting Downy Duckling Days where families are invited to see behind the scenes of its specialist duckery.
The main strategy used to control shoot diseases in grapevines is the use of fungicides and up to 14 sprays are usually carried out in open-grown Vitis vinifera grapes (FREIRE et al., 1992) and from eight to ten applications are made for the control of downy mildew (MENDES, 2002).
In contrast, the downy woodpecker (pictured on page 20) is the smallest of New York's woodpeckers and is also quite common, with almost every forest and suburban woodlot hosting a pair of downies, where they are given away by their downward slurring "whinny" call.
Paper bark tree (Melaleuca quinquenervia), Old World climbing fern (Lygodium microphyllum), and downy rose myrtle (Rhodomyrtus tomentosa) are all native to Asia and highly invasive in Florida and Hawaii.
"Here in the Middle Rhine Valley we are lucky not to have as big a problem with downy mildew as our colleagues in Rhenish Hesse and Rheingau," Belz says.
Soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merill)] can be attacked by several diseases, among which downy mildew caused by Peronospora manshurica (Naumov) Syd.can cause 8 to 14% damage to U.S.
M2 EQUITYBITES-February 10, 2016-Marrone Bio Innovations submits MBI-110 to EPA for regulatory review for controlling downy mildews and white molds