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wind·borne

or wind-borne  (wĭnd′bôrn′)
adj.
Carried by the wind: windborne ashes.
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wind-borne

adj
(Botany) (esp of plant seeds or pollen) transported by wind
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wind′-borne`

(wɪnd)

adj.
carried by the wind, as pollen or seed.
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