Meaning Of The Word Tendril

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tendril
countable noun: A tendril is something light and thin, for example a piece of hair which hangs loose and is away from the main part.

tendril in American English
a threadlike part of a climbing plant, often in a spiral form, supporting it by clinging to or coiling around an object
noun: 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

tendril in British English
noun: a specialized threadlike part of a leaf or stem that attaches climbing plants to a support by twining or adhering

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