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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
/ ˈtɛndrɪl /
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
/ tĕn′drəl /
- 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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Derived Forms
- ˈtendrillar, adjective
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Other Words From
- tendril·lar tendril·ous adjective
- tendril·ly adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tendril1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tendril1
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Example Sentences
One woman is focused intently on wrapping and unwrapping a tendril of hair around her finger.
The palpi of the male are in this species each provided with a spiral screw resembling the tendril of a vine.
At last he freed himself from the vine, but a tendril still clung to his horns like a crown of green.
For answer, Menotah snatched a long tendril of bright green from a neighbouring bush.
Something of this farm struck a tendril into my heart which neither time nor distance could break.
But there was something odd—Dalgard brushed aside a tendril of weed which cut his line of vision and so was able to see clearly.
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