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tendril
[ten-dril]
noun
a threadlike, leafless organ of climbing plants, often growing in spiral form, which attaches itself to or twines round some other body, so as to support the plant.
tendril
/ ˈ³ÙÉ›²Ô»å°ùɪ±ô /
noun
a specialized threadlike part of a leaf or stem that attaches climbing plants to a support by twining or adhering
something resembling a tendril, such as a wisp of hair
tendril
A slender, coiling plant part, often a modified leaf or leaf part, that helps support the stem of some climbing angiosperms by clinging to or winding around an object. Peas, squash, and grapes produce tendrils.
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- tendrillar adjective
- tendrilous adjective
- tendrilly adjective
- ˈ³Ù±ð²Ô»å°ù¾±±ô±ô²¹°ù adjective
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of tendril1
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of tendril1
Example Sentences
Their plot to dig holes in their parents’ love garden entangles them in the tendrils of their own blooming feelings.
In these dark times, it's more important than ever to nurse tendrils of joy.
Gently and assuredly we understand the way choices seeded in the past wind their tendrils through the life of generations not yet born.
The 2022 study focused directly on Jupiter's cyclones, but Siegelman also saw wispy tendrils, known to researchers as filaments, in the spaces between the gassy vortices.
But the Laugh Factory incident is but one tendril of Richards’ book, albeit an important one, tying into the dangerous high-wire act of performance in general and stand-up comedy in particular.
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