powdery
21powdery mildew — 1. any of various parasitic fungi of the ascomycete order Erysiphales, which produce a powderlike film of mycelium on the surface of host plants. 2. Plant Pathol. a disease caused by powdery mildew, characterized by yellowing and death of the… …
22powdery mildew — Mildew Mil dew, n. [AS. melede[ a]w; akin to OHG. militou, G. mehlthau, mehltau; prob. orig. meaning, honeydew; cf. Goth. milip honey. See {Mellifluous}, and {Dew}.] (Bot.) A growth of minute powdery or webby fungi, whitish or of different colors …
23powdery mildew — noun Date: 1889 1. an ascomycetous fungus (family Erysiphaceae) producing abundant powdery conidia on the host 2. a plant disease caused by a powdery mildew …
24powdery mildew — pow′dery mil′dew n. 1) fng any of various fungi of the ascomycete order Erysiphales that produce a powderlike film of mycelium on the surface of host plants 2) ppa the plant disease caused by powdery mildew • Etymology: 1885–90, amer …
25powdery mildew — noun any of various fungi of the genus Erysiphe producing powdery conidia on the host surface • Hypernyms: ↑mildew • Member Holonyms: ↑Erysiphe, ↑genus Erysiphe …
26powdery scab — noun : a disease of potato tubers caused by a fungus (Spongospora subterranea) and characterized by nodular discolored lesions which at maturity burst to expose a powdery mass of spores in circular pits surrounded by the lighter colored frayed… …
27powdery — Synonyms and related words: branny, chalklike, chalky, comminute, comminuted, crushed, detrital, detrited, disintegrated, dusty, efflorescent, farinaceous, fine, flaky, floury, furfuraceous, gone to dust, grated, ground, impalpable, levigated,… …
28powdery — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. sandy, gravelly, dusty; see gritty . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Consisting of small particles: dusty, fine1, pul verous, pulverulent. See BIG …
29powdery — pow·der·y || paÊŠdÉ™rɪ adj. having the consistency of powder, made from finely ground particles; resembling dust, dusty …
30powdery — a. 1. Dusty, mealy, pulverulent. 2. Friable, crumbling …
