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Tendril

Tendril Meaning & Definition
Tendril Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Tendril?

[n] slender stemlike structure by which some twining plants attach themselves to an object for support

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See Also | cirrhus | cirrus | plant part

Tendril In Webster's Dictionary

\Ten"dril\, n. [Shortened fr. OF. tendrillon, fr. F. tendre tender; hence, properly, the tender branch or spring of a plant: cf. F. tendrille. See {Tender}, a., and cf. {Tendron}.] (Bot.) A slender, leafless portion of a plant by which it becomes attached to a supporting body, after which the tendril usually contracts by coiling spirally. Note: Tendrils may represent the end of a stem, as in the grapevine; an axillary branch, as in the passion flower; stipules, as in the genus Smilax; or the end of a leaf, as in the pea.
\Ten"dril\, a. Clasping; climbing as a tendril. [R.] --Dyer.

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