'Tendril' definitions:

Definition of 'tendril'

From: WordNet
noun
Slender stem-like structure by which some twining plants attach themselves to an object for support

Definition of 'Tendril'

From: GCIDE
  • Tendril \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. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Tendril'

From: GCIDE
  • Tendril \Ten"dril\, a. Clasping; climbing as a tendril. [R.] --Dyer. [1913 Webster] Tendriled

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