downy mildew

noun

Definition of DOWNY MILDEW

: any of various parasitic lower fungi (family Peronosporaceae) that produce whitish masses of sporangiophores or conidiophores on the undersurface of the leaves of the host

: a plant disease caused by a downy mildew

First Known Use of DOWNY MILDEW

1886

Rhymes with DOWNY MILDEW

Aracaju, cardinal virtue, cornflower blue, didgeridoo, easy virtue, hullabaloo, in deep doo-doo, Kalamazoo, merry-andrew, mulligan stew, Ouagadougou, out of the blue, Papandreou, pirarucu, Port du Salut, tu-whit tu-whoo, Vanuatu, Wandering Jew

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