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- Dictionarytendril/ˈtɛndr(ɪ)l/
noun
- 1. 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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1. : a leaf, stipule, or stem modified into a slender spirally coiling sensitive organ serving to attach a climbing plant to its support. 2. : something suggestive of a tendril. creeping tendrils of fog. tendriled adjective. or tendrilled. ˈten-drəld. tendrilous. ˈten-drə-ləs. adjective. Illustration of tendril. tendril 1.
TENDRIL definition: 1. a thin, stem-like part of a climbing plant that holds on to walls or other plants for support 2…. Learn more.
TENDRIL meaning: 1. a thin, stem-like part of a climbing plant that holds on to walls or other plants for support 2…. Learn more.
Tendril definition: 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.. See examples of TENDRIL used in a sentence.
ten·dril. (tĕn′drəl) n. 1. A twisting, slender structure by which a plant, such as a grape or cucumber, twines around and often climbs an object or another plant. 2. Something, such as a ringlet of hair, that is long, slender, and curling.
Tendrils are thin stems which grow on some plants so that they can attach themselves to supports such as walls or other plants.
Tendril is a plant organ that is derived from various morphological structures such as stems, leaves and inflorescences. Even though climbing habits are involved in the angiosperms, gymnosperms, and fern, [8] tendrils are often shown in angiosperms and little in fern.
Definition of tendril noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
A tendril is a slender whiplike or threadlike strand, produced usually from the node of a stem, by which a vine or other plant may climb. Its anatomy may be of stem tissue or of leafstalk tissue.
Tendril definition: A twisting, slender structure by which a plant, such as a grape or cucumber, twines around and often climbs an object or another plant.
