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downy mildews

downy mildews is the plural of downy mildew.

Meaning of downy mildew

Noun

downy mildew (countable and uncountable, plural downy mildews)

  1. Any of several types of oomycete microbe, in family Peronosporaceae, that are obligate parasites of plants.

Questions about downy mildews

What is downy mildews the plural of?
Downy mildews is the plural of downy mildew.

Words near downy mildews in the dictionary

  1. downwinders
  2. downy
  3. downy birch
  4. downy birches
  5. downy mildew
  6. downy mildews
  7. downy oak
  8. downy rattlesnake
  9. downy rattlesnakes
  10. downy willow
  11. downy woodpecker

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