"windblown" meaning in English

See windblown in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more windblown [comparative], most windblown [superlative]
Etymology: From wind + blown. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|wind|blown}} wind + blown Head templates: {{en-adj}} windblown (comparative more windblown, superlative most windblown)
  1. (of a tree) growing in a distorted shape produced by the prevailing winds. Categories (topical): Wind
    Sense id: en-windblown-en-adj-HLKoliC8 Disambiguation of Wind: 38 36 26 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 87 3 11 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 78 7 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 89 3 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 3 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 80 6 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 68 10 22
  2. (of seeds, leaves etc) dispersed by the wind. Categories (topical): Wind
    Sense id: en-windblown-en-adj-w~c4kIjQ Disambiguation of Wind: 38 36 26
  3. (of a person) having disheveled hair blown about by the wind. Categories (topical): Wind
    Sense id: en-windblown-en-adj-VZ8qBsab Disambiguation of Wind: 38 36 26
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (windblown, blown by the wind): vindblæst (Danish), vindblåst (Norwegian Bokmål)
Disambiguation of 'windblown, blown by the wind': 9 43 48

Alternative forms

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