Thesaurus: tendril

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1. a. 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.
2. a. Clasping; climbing as a tendril.
3. n. slender stem-like structure by which some twining plants attach themselves to an object for support
4. 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. Clasping; climbing as a tendril. [R.] Dyer.
5. A slender, leafless portion of a plant by which it becomesattached to a supporting body, after which the tendril usuallycontracts by coiling spirally.
6. n:100 n. slender stem-like structure by which some twining plants attach themselves to an object for support