2000, Robert Reiss, Doctor Yank, His half came down slowly like a polynose of a maple tree leaf and he landed unharmed.
2007, Hal Laza, The Green Embrace, 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, 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.
Origin 2
Adjective
polynose
(textiles, Eastern Europe)
1967, The energy of the interaction of macromolecules in "polynose" fibres is much greater than that in ultra-strong cord fibres.
1982, 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, Manufacture of staple (viscose, polynose and cuprammonium fibre) and regenerated protein fibre, acetate, triacetate, organzine and other artificial fibres
