Tendril

  • 21tendril — ten·dril || tendrɪl n. threadlike and clinging part of a climbing plant (Botany) …

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  • 22tendril — trindle …

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  • 23tendril — noun 1》 a slender thread like part of a climbing plant, which stretches out and twines round any suitable support. 2》 a slender ringlet of hair. Origin C16: prob. a dimin. of OFr. tendron young shoot , from L. tener tender …

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  • 24tendril — n. (Bot.) Filament, cirrus …

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  • 25tendril — noun (C) 1 a thin leafless curling stem by which a climbing plant fastens itself to a support 2 a thin curling piece of hair: Ralph pushed the damp tendrils of hair out of his eyes …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 26tendril — ten·dril …

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  • 27tendril — ten•dril [[t]ˈtɛn drɪl[/t]] n. bot 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 • Etymology: 1530–40; earlier tendrel, alter.… …

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  • 28tendril — /ˈtɛndrəl / (say tendruhl) noun a filiform 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. {French tendrillon tender shoot, from tendron tender …

  • 29tendril —    Umi umi, ōka i …

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  • 30tendril — n. 1 each of the slender leafless shoots by which some climbing plants cling for support. 2 a slender curl of hair etc. Etymology: prob. f. obs. F tendrillon dimin. of obs. tendron young shoot ult. f. L tener TENDER(1) …

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