polynose

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Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

polynose (plural polynoses)

  1. (rare) Synonym of samara (winged fruit from trees)
    • 2000, Robert Reiss, Doctor Yank, page 29:
      His half came down slowly like a polynose of a maple tree leaf and he landed unharmed.
    • 2007, Hal Laza, The Green Embrace, page 77:
      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.
    • 2008, Dennis La Boyne, The Stick, page 210:
      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.
    • 2016, Lisa A Koosis, Resurrecting Sunshine:
      Polynoses spiral down from it, just as I remember.

Etymology 2

Adjective

polynose (not comparable)

  1. (textiles, Eastern Europe) Pertaining to a modification of viscose fibers in which the cellulose is copolymerized.
    • 1967, Russian Chemical Reviews, volume 36, page 114:
      The energy of the interaction of macromolecules in "polynose" fibres is much greater than that in ultra-strong cord fibres.
    • 1982, Bulgarian Foreign Trade, volumes 31-32, page 38:
      The improved fibrous crystallization of the polynose fibre lends excellent stability to the finished product.
    • 1989, Basic Methodological Principles Governing the Compilation of the System of Statistical Balances of the National Economy, volume 2, United Nations Statistical Office:
      Manufacture of staple (viscose, polynose and cuprammonium fibre) and regenerated protein fibre, acetate, triacetate, organzine and other artificial fibres
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