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Definition of Mildews
1. mildew [v] - See also: mildew
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mildews
Literary usage of Mildews
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Manual of Tree Diseases by William Howard Rankin (1918)
"POWDERY mildews Caused by fungi of the family ... One or more of these powdery
mildews attack the leaves of most kinds of deciduous trees in the United ..."
2. Agricultural Botany: Theoretical and Practical by John Percival (1921)
"762-766, are applicable to all mildews. Every care should be taken to effectually
dispose of the dead refuse which contains the perithecia of these fungi. ..."
3. Botany for High Schhools by George Francis Atkinson (1912)
"(This stage of the powdery mildews, however, is very easy to obtain and study.
... The powdery mildews are very common and conspicuous fungi parasitic upon ..."
4. Nature Study and Life by Clifton Fremont Hodge (1902)
"CHAPTER XXVII FLOWERLESS PLANTS (Continued) MOULDS, mildews, YEAST, BACTERIA IF we
... We shall not have far to seek for specimens of moulds and mildews. ..."
5. A Text-book of Mycology and Plant Pathology by John William Harshberger (1917)
"CHAPTER XVII mildews AND RELATED FUNGI Suborder D. ... fungi of this family are
popularly called "white" or "powdery mildews." During the summer their ..."
6. Botany for High Schools by George Francis Atkinson (1910)
"The Downy mildews and White Rust. 414. The downy mildews.—The downy mildews
received this name from the numerous sporophores, often branched, ..."
7. Dr. Chase's Recipes: Or, Information for Everybody. An Invaluable Collection by Alvin Wood Chase (1860)
"Polish for Removing Stains,, Spots, and mildews, from Furniture, equal to -the
Brother Jonathan.—Take alcohol, 1s 1-2 oz.; spirit? of salts, (muriatic acid} ..."
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