downiness

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The poplar foliage had the downiness of a Corot arbor; the green and silver trunks were as candid as the birches, as slender and lustrous as the limbs of a Pierrot.

From Main Street by Lewis, Sinclair

The downiness noticed on the underside of the Bullace leaves is here restricted to the ribs of the leaf.

From Wayside and Woodland Trees A pocket guide to the British sylva by Step, Edward

The variety may also be known by the downiness of the young leaves, the calyx-tube, and the stalks.

From Wayside and Woodland Trees A pocket guide to the British sylva by Step, Edward

The habit of the shrub is densely bushy, and the foliage has a greyish green colour from its downiness.

From Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers Describing the Most Desirable Plants, for Borders, Rockeries, and Shrubberies. by Wood, John

"A baby that's loved and taken care of is just nothing but fine soft lawns and white downiness with the scent of fresh violets under leaves in the rain."

From Robin by Burnett, Frances Hodgson