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- Dictionaryten·dril/ˈtendrəl/
noun
- 1. a slender threadlike appendage of a climbing plant, often growing in a spiral form, that stretches out and twines around any suitable support.
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The meaning of TENDRIL is a leaf, stipule, or stem modified into a slender spirally coiling sensitive organ serving to attach a climbing plant to its support. How to use tendril in a sentence.
TENDRIL definition: 1. a thin, stem-like part of a climbing plant that holds on to walls or other plants for support 2…. Learn more.
Tendril definition: 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.. See examples of TENDRIL used in a sentence.
Plants don't have arms or tentacles, but they have something a tiny bit similar: tendrils. Tendrils are thin organs of plants that wrap around other objects for support. Tendrils are very thin, stem-like appendages that stretch outward from the plant.
TENDRIL meaning: 1. a thin, stem-like part of a climbing plant that holds on to walls or other plants for support 2…. Learn more.
A tendril is something light and thin, for example a piece of hair which hangs loose and is away from the main part.
ten·dril. (tĕn′drəl) n. 1. A twisting, slender structure by which a plant, such as a grape or cucumber, twines around and often climbs an object or another plant. 2. Something, such as a ringlet of hair, that is long, slender, and curling.
Definition of tendril noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Tendril definition: A twisting, slender structure by which a plant, such as a grape or cucumber, twines around and often climbs an object or another plant.
A tendril is a slender whiplike or threadlike strand, produced usually from the node of a stem, by which a vine or other plant may climb. Its anatomy may be of stem tissue or of leafstalk tissue.
