- tendril ten·dril n
- ['tɛndrɪl]
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tendril ten·dril n
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ten|dril|lar — «TEHN druh luhr», adjective. 1. full of tendrils. 2. resembling a tendril … Useful english dictionary
ten|dril — «TEHN druhl», noun. 1. a twisting, threadlike part of a climbing plant that attaches itself to something and helps support the plant. 2. something similar: »curly tendrils of hair. ╂[< Middle French tendrillon bud, shoot (diminutive) <… … Useful english dictionary
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tendril — Ten dril, a. Clasping; climbing as a tendril. [R.] Dyer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tendril — ten|dril [ˈtendrıl] n [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Perhaps from Old French tendron, from tendon tendon, tendril , from Medieval Latin tendo; TENDON] 1.) a thin leafless curling stem by which a climbing plant fastens itself to a support 2.) literary… … Dictionary of contemporary English
tendril — ten•dril [[t]ˈtɛn drɪl[/t]] n. bot 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 • Etymology: 1530–40; earlier tendrel, alter.… … From formal English to slang
tendril — ten|dril [ tendrıl ] noun count 1. ) a long thin part of some plants that joins onto things and helps to support the plant 2. ) a thin curly piece of hair … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
tendril — ten·dril … English syllables
tendril — tendrillar, tendrilous, adj. tendrilly, adj. /ten dril/, n. Bot. 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. [1530 40;… … Universalium
