mildew
51pea mildew — noun 1. : either of two fungous diseases attacking peas: a. : one caused by a powdery mildew (Eripiphe polygoni) b. : one caused by a downy mildew (Peronospora viciae) 2. : a fungus causing pea mildew …
52downy mildew — false mildew a mildew of the family Peronosporaceae …
53powdery mildew — ☆ powdery mildew n. 1. any of an order (Erysiphales) of ascomycetous fungi that are parasites on the surfaces of higher plants and produce closed fruiting bodies in a powdery mass 2. a plant disease caused by a powdery mildew …
54apple mildew — noun 1. : a disease of the apple, caused by a powdery mildew (Podosphaera leucotricha) 2. : the fungus that causes apple mildew …
55grape mildew — noun 1. : a powdery mildew caused by an ascomycetous fungus (Uncinula necator) 2. : a downy mildew caused by a phycomycetous fungus (Plasmopara viticola) …
56vine-mildew — vineˈ mildew noun A disease of vines due to the oidium stage of a mildew fungus, Uncinula • • • Main Entry: ↑vine …
57Vine mildew — Vine Vine, n. [F. vigne, L. vinea a vineyard, vine from vineus of or belonging to wine, vinum wine, grapes. See {Wine}, and cf. {Vignette}.] (Bot.) (a) Any woody climbing plant which bears grapes. (b) Hence, a climbing or trailing plant; the long …
58downy mildew — noun Date: 1886 1. any of various parasitic lower fungi (family Peronosporaceae) that produce whitish masses of sporangiophores or conidiophores on the undersurface of the leaves of the host 2. a plant disease caused by a downy mildew …
59powdery 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 …
60false mildew. — See downy mildew (def. 1). * * * …
