wind-borne
Swept by gusts
Wind-borne describes something carried by the wind.
Seeds, pollen, dust, and disease spores can all be wind-borne: Wind-borne pollen triggers seasonal allergies.
The term appears in scientific and technical contexts more often than casual speech.
Also spelled *windborne*.
High in the air
- waftDrift on air
- floatBuoyant object or vehicle
- driftGradual movement, no direction
- glideMove with effortless continuity
soar · hover · flutter · billow · sail · updraft · gust · breeze
Asexual reproductive cell
- fungalOf or like mushrooms
- moldForm-giving container
- fernSpore-spreading vascular plant
- mossSpore-bearing ground cover
lichen · mushroom · mildew · rust · smut · release · spread · germination
Fine settled particles
- ashCombustion's powdery remains
- sandFine rock particles
- sootCarbon from incomplete burning
- aerosolMist in gas
pollen · smoke · haze · debris · volcanic · loess · particulate · sediment
aloft
High in the air
glide · soar · hover · flutter · billow · sail · updraft · gust · breeze · zephyr
spore
Asexual reproductive cell
moss · lichen · mushroom · mildew · rust · smut · release · spread · germination · reproduction
dust
Fine settled particles
aerosol · pollen · smoke · haze · debris · volcanic · loess · particulate · sediment · plume
pollen
Floral reproductive grains
pine · birch · cedar · juniper · hayfever · allergen · stamen · anther · fertilization · cross-pollination
dandelion
Yellow flower, white puffball
- samaraWinged botanical dispersal unit
- mapleSap-yielding hardwood tree
- cottonwoodFluffy-seeded deciduous tree
tumbleweed · sycamore · milkweed · thistle · willow · pappus · achene · fluff · parachute · tufted
wind-borneself-propelled
Moving under own power
motorized · water-borne · human-powered · jet-propelled · powered
wind-bornerooted
Firmly established in place
anchored · grounded · earthbound · stationary · fixed
wind, borne, winds, windy, windless, windward, windswept, whirlwind, windmill