downiness

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The variety may also be known by the downiness of the young leaves, the calyx-tube, and the stalks.

From Wayside and Woodland Trees A pocket guide to the British sylva by Step, Edward

The habit of the shrub is densely bushy, and the foliage has a greyish green colour from its downiness.

From Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers Describing the Most Desirable Plants, for Borders, Rockeries, and Shrubberies. by Wood, John

And above the organ rose the notes of a voice; high, soft, enveloped in a kind of downiness, like a cloud of incense, and which ran through the mazes of a long cadence.

From Hauntings by Lee, Vernon

Plum or plump, as applied to a bed, would certainly convey the idea of softness or downiness.

From Notes and Queries, Number 218, December 31, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc by Bell, George

The downiness noticed on the underside of the Bullace leaves is here restricted to the ribs of the leaf.

From Wayside and Woodland Trees A pocket guide to the British sylva by Step, Edward