wind-borne

[ wind-bawrn, -bohrn ]

/ ˈwɪndˌbɔrn, -ˌboʊrn /

adjective

carried by the wind, as pollen or seed.

Origin of wind-borne

First recorded in 1900–05

Words nearby wind-borne

windbaggery, wind-bell, windbill, windblast, windblown, wind-borne, windbound, windbreak, Windbreaker, wind-broken, windburn

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Example sentences from the Web for wind-borne

Every one of these can be paralleled amongst the many neat contrivances of wind-borne fruits and seeds.
The Romance of Plant Life|G. F. Scott Elliot
One growled deep in its throat, perhaps in answer to that wind-borne wail.
Storm Over Warlock|Andre Norton
And just catches his shouted reply, wind-borne: For us it is always to-morrow!
Twos and Threes|G. B. Stern
He paused a moment at the gate, and as he stood the wind-borne fumes began their subtle work.
The Biography of a Grizzly|Ernest Seton-Thompson

Most of the fine prairie soils in our Western States owe not a little of their richness to wind-borne dust.
The Adventures of a Grain of Dust|Hallam Hawksworth

British Dictionary definitions for wind-borne

wind-borne

adjective

(esp of plant seeds or pollen) transported by wind

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单词	wind-borne
释义	wind-borne [ wind-bawrn, -bohrn ] / ˈwɪndˌbɔrn, -ˌboʊrn / adjective carried by the wind, as pollen or seed. Origin of wind-borne First recorded in 1900–05 Words nearby wind-borne windbaggery, wind-bell, windbill, windblast, windblown, wind-borne, windbound, windbreak, Windbreaker, wind-broken, windburn Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for wind-borne Every one of these can be paralleled amongst the many neat contrivances of wind-borne fruits and seeds. The Romance of Plant Life\|G. F. Scott Elliot One growled deep in its throat, perhaps in answer to that wind-borne wail. Storm Over Warlock\|Andre Norton And just catches his shouted reply, wind-borne: For us it is always to-morrow! Twos and Threes\|G. B. Stern He paused a moment at the gate, and as he stood the wind-borne fumes began their subtle work. The Biography of a Grizzly\|Ernest Seton-Thompson Most of the fine prairie soils in our Western States owe not a little of their richness to wind-borne dust. The Adventures of a Grain of Dust\|Hallam Hawksworth British Dictionary definitions for wind-borne wind-borne adjective (esp of plant seeds or pollen) transported by wind Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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