Thesaurus: tendril
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.
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Definitions
- 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.
- a. Clasping; climbing as a tendril.
- n. slender stem-like structure by which some twining plants attach themselves to an object for support
- A slender, leafless portion of a plant by which it becomesattached to a supporting body, after which the tendril usuallycontracts by coiling spirally.
- n:100 n. slender stem-like structure by which some twining plants attach themselves to an object for support