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Blight :: Blight (n.) A downy species of aphis, or plant louse, destructive to fruit trees, infesting both the roots and branches; -- also applied to several other injurious insects..

Tomentum :: Tomentum (n.) The closely matted hair or downy nap covering the leaves or stems of some plants.

Pubes :: Pubes (n.) The down of plants; a downy or villous substance which grows on plants; pubescence.

Downy :: Downy (a.) Made of, or resembling, down. Hence, figuratively: Soft; placid; soothing; quiet..

Coronule :: Coronule (n.) A coronet or little crown of a seed; the downy tuft on seeds. See Pappus.

Web :: Web (n.) The series of barbs implanted on each side of the shaft of a feather, whether stiff and united together by barbules, as in ordinary feathers, or soft and separate, as in downy feathers. See Feather..

Plume :: Plume (v.) A feather; esp., a soft, downy feather, or a long, conspicuous, or handsome feather..

Mollipilose :: Mollipilose (a.) Having soft hairs; downy.

Lint :: Lint (n.) Linen scraped or otherwise made into a soft, downy or fleecy substance for dressing wounds and sores; also, fine ravelings, down, fluff, or loose short fibers from yarn or fabrics..

Blowball :: Blowball (n.) The downy seed head of a dandelion, which children delight to blow away..

Tail :: Tail (n.) A downy or feathery appendage to certain achenes. It is formed of the permanent elongated style.

Fluff :: Fluff (n.) Nap or down; flue; soft, downy feathers..

Lanuginous :: Lanuginous (a.) Covered with down, or fine soft hair; downy..

Nappy :: Nappy (a.) Having a nap or pile; downy; shaggy.

Downiness :: Downiness (n.) The quality or state of being downy.

Fluffy :: Fluffy (superl.) Pertaining to, or resembling, fluff or nap; soft and downy..

Puff-leg :: Puff-leg (n.) Any one of numerous species of beautiful humming birds of the genus Eriocnemis having large tufts of downy feathers on the legs.

Cottony :: Cottony (a.) Covered with hairs or pubescence, like cotton; downy; nappy; woolly..

Fur :: Fur (n.) The soft, downy covering on the skin of a peach..

Pullus :: Pullus (n.) A chick; a young bird in the downy stage.

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