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    DOWNY MILDEW

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Any of various fungi of the family Peronosporaceae parasitic on e.g. grapes and potatoes and melonsplay

    Synonyms:

    downy mildew; false mildew

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("downy mildew" is a kind of...):

    mildew (a fungus that produces a superficial (usually white) growth on organic matter)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "downy mildew"):

    blue mold fungus; Peronospora tabacina (fungus causing a serious disease in tobacco plants characterized by bluish-grey mildew on undersides of leaves)

    onion mildew; Peronospora destructor (fungus causing a downy mildew on onions)

    Peronospora hyoscyami; tobacco mildew (fungus causing a downy mildew on growing tobacco)

    Holonyms ("downy mildew" is a member of...):

    family Peronosporaceae; Peronosporaceae (parasitic fungi: downy mildews)

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