tendril
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tendril
- /ˈtɛn.dɹəl/
Where it comes from
From Middle French tendrillon (“bud, shoot, cartilage”), perhaps a diminutive of tendron (“cartilage”), from Old French tendre (“soft”) (see tender (adjective)), or else from Latin tendere (“to stretch, extend”) (see tender (verb)).
noun tendrils
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A thin, spirally coiling stem that attaches a plant to its support.
The Gourd, / And thirſty Cucumer, vvhen they perceive / Th' approaching Olive, vvith Reſentment fly / Her fatty Fibres, and vvith Tendrils creep / Diverſe, deteſting Contact; […]
Similar: cirrus
- A hair-like tentacle.
- Anything shaped like a tendril or coil. Her blond hair was tied into a half up, half down style with face-framing tendrils.
adjective
- Having the shape or properties of a tendril; thin and coiling; entwining. Kissing the tendril fingers - at first because Mina, its mother, did not - but later with a rapture begot by its breath on her breast.
Translations
Talk about this word "tendril." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tendril. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. tendril. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tendril "tendril." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tendril.Cite this
@misc{tendril_2026,
title = {tendril},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tendril},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
