tendril

Definitions


[ˈtɛndr(ɪ)l], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a slender threadlike appendage of a climbing plant, often growing in a spiral form, that stretches out and twines round any suitable support


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Origin:
mid 16th century: probably a diminutive of Old French tendron ‘young shoot’, from Latin tener ‘tender’




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