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tendril

[ten-dril]

noun

Botany.
  1. 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

  1. a specialized threadlike part of a leaf or stem that attaches climbing plants to a support by twining or adhering

  2. something resembling a tendril, such as a wisp of hair

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

tendril

  1. 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.

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Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms

  • tendrillar adjective
  • tendrilous adjective
  • tendrilly adjective
  • ˈ³Ù±ð²Ô»å°ù¾±±ô±ô²¹°ù adjective
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of tendril1

1530–40; earlier tendrel, variant (perhaps by dissimilation) of Middle English tendren, tendron < Middle French tendron shoot, sprout, cartilage
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of tendril1

C16: perhaps from Old French tendron tendril (confused with Old French tendron bud), from Medieval Latin ³Ù±ð²Ô»åÅ tendon
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Their plot to dig holes in their parents’ love garden entangles them in the tendrils of their own blooming feelings.

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In these dark times, it's more important than ever to nurse tendrils of joy.

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Gently and assuredly we understand the way choices seeded in the past wind their tendrils through the life of generations not yet born.

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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.

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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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