Meaning of polynose | Babel Free

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.”

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