Polynose

//ˈpɒlɪnəʊz// adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of samara (“winged fruit from trees”). rare

    "His half came down slowly like a polynose of a maple tree leaf and he landed unharmed."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Pertaining to a modification of viscose fibers in which the cellulose is copolymerized. Eastern, Europe, not-comparable

    "The energy of the interaction of macromolecules in "polynose" fibres is much greater than that in ultra-strong cord fibres."

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samara

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"His half came down slowly like a polynose of a maple tree leaf and he landed unharmed."

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