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Meaning of polynose | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈpɒlɪnəʊz

Definitions

Synonym of samara (“winged fruit from trees”).

rare

Examples

His half came down slowly like a polynose of a maple tree leaf and he landed unharmed.”
“So we follow dear Jenny along the mountaintop trail, until it descends to the forest below, where Maple and Oak, and violet Trefoil, and velvety Viburnum grow; where polynose clusters hang from Striped Maple, and Cinnamon Ferns that show.”
“He engaged the leader and got a perfect hit on his wing root and he was gone; he went into a wild spin and dropped like a polynose.”
“Polynoses spiral down from it, just as I remember.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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