About The Word Tendril
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Tendril
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What's The Definition Of Tendril?
[n] slender stemlike structure by which some twining plants attach themselves to an object for support
Synonyms | Synonyms for Tendril: Related Terms | Find terms related to Tendril: 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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