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adjective
Date: 1823
carried by the wind <wind-borne pollen> <wind-borne soil deposits>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
wind-borne
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wind-borne — [wind′bôrn΄] adj. carried by the wind, as pollen … English World dictionary
wind-borne — wind′ borne [[t]wɪnd[/t]] adj. carried by the wind, as pollen or seed … From formal English to slang
wind-borne — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adjective : carried by the wind wind borne sand Plane Talk wind borne soil deposits American Guide Series: Washington * * * /wind bawrn , bohrn /, adj. carried by the wind, as pollen or seed. [1900 05] * * * wind borne «WIHND BRN,… … Useful english dictionary
wind-borne — /wind bawrn , bohrn /, adj. carried by the wind, as pollen or seed. [1900 05] * * * … Universalium
wind-borne — adj. carried by the wind; dispersed by the wind … English contemporary dictionary
wind — I. (air movement). Makani (for fig. meanings and types of winds, see Haw. Eng. entry and entries that follow it). See break wind. Variable wind, makani pālua. Fair wind, makani olu olu, peawini. Wind puff, ahe lau makani, ōnini … English-Hawaiian dictionary
wind-pollinated — ˈ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: wind (I) + pollinated, past participle of pollinate : pollinated by wind borne pollen * * * wind pollination, n. /wind pol euh nay tid/, adj. Bot. being pollinated by airborne pollen. [1880 85] … Useful english dictionary
wind-pollinated — adjective Date: 1884 pollinated by wind borne pollen … New Collegiate Dictionary
wind deposition — the return of wind borne particles to the surface … Geography glossary
Wind-fertilized — Wind fer ti*lized, a. (Bot.) Anemophilous; fertilized by pollen borne by the wind. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
