Definition of downy

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Downy (a.) Cunning; wary.

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Coronule :: Coronule (n.) A coronet or little crown of a seed; the downy tuft on seeds. See Pappus.
Woundwort :: Woundwort (n.) Any one of certain plants whose soft, downy leaves have been used for dressing wounds, as the kidney vetch, and several species of the labiate genus Stachys..
Cherimoyer :: Cherimoyer (n.) A small downy-leaved tree (Anona Cherimolia), with fragrant flowers. It is a native of Peru..
Lanuginous :: Lanuginous (a.) Covered with down, or fine soft hair; downy..
Fur :: Fur (n.) The soft, downy covering on the skin of a peach..
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..
Downy :: Downy (a.) Made of, or resembling, down. Hence, figuratively: Soft; placid; soothing; quiet..
Downiness :: Downiness (n.) The quality or state of being 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.
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..
Downy :: Downy (a.) Covered with down, or with pubescence or soft hairs..
Plumulaceous :: Plumulaceous (a.) Downy; bearing down.
Nappy :: Nappy (a.) Having a nap or pile; downy; shaggy.
Tomentum :: Tomentum (n.) The closely matted hair or downy nap covering the leaves or stems of some plants.
Plume :: Plume (v.) A feather; esp., a soft, downy feather, or a long, conspicuous, or handsome feather..
Mollipilose :: Mollipilose (a.) Having soft hairs; downy.
Puberulent :: Puberulent (a.) Very minutely downy.
Pullus :: Pullus (n.) A chick; a young bird in the downy stage.
Fluff :: Fluff (n.) Nap or down; flue; soft, downy feathers..
Tail :: Tail (n.) A downy or feathery appendage to certain achenes. It is formed of the permanent elongated style.
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