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It has been trying to restore the woodlands by introducing downy birch, sessile oak, hazel, willow, aspen and alder as well as endangered tree species such as Arran whitebeam.

From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2025

"Our hypothesis is that these bladder cells also protect against other plant diseases like downy mildew, a fungal disease which severely limits quinoa yields," says Max Moog.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 22, 2023

The Italian government last month allocated a modest one million euros to help grape producers hurt by downy mildew.

From Reuters ● Sep. 15, 2023

Unlike their parents, whose sleek black-and-white feathers seal their skin against the frigid ocean, chicks’ downy plumage isn’t waterproof.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2023

Kendra recognized the blue one as the downy fountain sprite she had seen in Grandpa’s office.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull

You always must have been a precious sight downier than I thought.

From Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks Book Number Fifteen in the Jack Harkaway Series by Bracebridge Hemyng

Hibermate The interior of this handcrafted sleep mask feels like it's stitched out of the downiest fleece, while the satin exterior slips easily against surfaces so the Hibermate stays put if you toss and turn.

From Time Magazine Archive

The downiest, dearest ones that ever grew, I think this trouble will climax cap!

From Memories and Anecdotes by Kate Sanborn

This in a civilized city where hundreds of dogs with jeweled collars slept in luxurious rooms on downiest beds and had servants to wait upon them!

From Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise by David Graham Phillips

The sweetest-scented grasses lined her bower where other soft, furry pelts made hers the downiest couch in all the jungle.

From Son of Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs

At a tender age, I sturdily refused to "call mine" the downiest darlings of the poultry-yard.

From When Grandmamma Was New The Story of a Virginia Childhood by Marion Harland